Author of an acclaimed history of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War Two (OUP 2016), Jonathan Dimbleby now offers a compelling account of the largest military operation not only of World War Two but of all time--the invasion of Russia by Nazi Germany in 1941. Often seen as the turning point of the war in Europe, Operation Barbarossa turned allies into mortal enemies, triggering the atrocities that would characterize the Holocaust.

"Published in the United Kingdom by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, under the title Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War"--Title page verso.

Paving the way --Dictators and democrats -- Shuttle diplomacy -- Self-delusion and bad faith -- A pact with Satan -- Thieves fall out -- Stalin ignores the warnings -- The blitzkrieg -- Hatred and horrors -- Watching on -- Stalin's rallying cry -- A shaky alliance -- Hideous realities -- America makes a move -- Disarray on the Soviet front -- Hitler's hiatus -- Between the lines -- The carnage of Kiev -- Leningrad -- Wars of words -- Operation Typhoon -- The Great Panic -- General Mud -- The Jewish question -- Allied preoccupations -- Mood changes -- The final assault -- The fateful terminus -- A global war -- The retreat -- Eden meets Stalin -- The fatal gamble.