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'Professor Erickson carries his readers along by the sheer vigour of his style and his vivid account of the harrowing events with which he has to deal' - Michael Howard, The Sunday Times 'This is a book which every thinking soldier and every student of military history should read' BRITISH ARMY REVIEW The most authoritative and comprehensive account of the Russian advance on Germany Essential reading for any student of World War Two

About the Author

John Erickson was an Honorary Fellow in Defence Studies and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He was a leading authority on the Soviet-German War and lectured on Soviet-German affairs at the universities of Oxfod, St Andrews and Manchester as well as a number of American universities. 0752840924