Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45

“When it comes to books on World War II, one of my father’s favourites was Barbarossa, by Alan Clark, about Hitler’s Russia campaign. Heinz Guderian, the merits of Panzer tanks, whether it was the Russians or the Brits and Americans that won the war—it was hard to survive dinner at our house if you hadn’t read Barbarossa. As a book it is more military strategy-focused than I find fully satisfying, but it does focus on that Russia-Germany conflict which was so key to the outcome of the war.” Read more...

VE Day Books: A Personal List

Sophie Roell, Journalist