Virtually the entire Soviet effort on the Eastern Front of World War II
bears the stamp of Georgy Zhukov, chief of staff of the Red Army and
deputy supreme commander under Stalin. The first volume of his memoirs
covers Zhukov's peasant childhood, his prewar military career, and the
first phase of World War II.- Fascinating self-portrait of one of the
most remarkable generals of the twentieth century- Indispensable source
for the Eastern Front, including the early battles for Kiev, Smolensk,
and Leningrad