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“Whatever we British may claim for the great struggle on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, the Battle of Stalingrad was the real decider and Beevor’s account of it is extraordinarily gripping. He combines a sense of strategic grasp with the incredibly detailed story of ordinary men’s experiences based on their own accounts. He did a huge amount of research into both the Russian side and the German side and he has come out with a masterly book.” Read more...
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