With firsthand accounts from both sides, vivid photographs, and
specially commissioned maps of the combat zones, Stalingrad is a
comprehensive examination of the failure of the German assault that
ultimately decidedthe course of the war in the East.
In early October 1942 the German Sixth Army realized that it had one
last chance to break through the Soviet lines and capture Stalingrad
before exhaustion and the Russian winter set in. Stalingrad examines
this last attempt by the Germans to win the city and how the Red Army
managed to hang on against the odds, marking a turning point in the war
on the Eastern Front. With detailed timelines, it follows the action
hour by hour, day by day, for an entire week, analyzing the tactical
maneuvers of both sides during the attacks.