The Eastern Front of World War II was a nightmarish episode of human history, on a scale the like of which the world had never seen, and most likely never will see again. This expansive collection of maps offers a visual guide to the theater that decided the fate of the war, spanning the thousands of miles from Berlin to the outskirts of Moscow, Stalingrad, East Prussia and all the way back. The accuracy and detail of the military cartography found in this volume illuminates the enormity of the campaign, revealing the staggering dimensions of distance covered and human losses suffered by both sides. -- amazon.com.

Relief shown by gradient tints, shading, and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints and soundings. Includes index. Issued in slipcover.

Legend to maps -- Overview -- Chapter 1. Operation Barbarossa, 1941 -- Chapter 2. Soviet winter counteroffensives, 1941-42 -- Chapter 3. Operation Blau, 1942 -- Chapter 4. Soviet winter counteroffensives, 1942-43 -- Chapter 5. Summer and autumn, 1943 -- Chapter 6. Soviet counteroffensives, 1944 -- Chapter 7. Central Europe and Germnay, 1945 -- Appendices -- Bibliography.