Surveys the battleground of the Eastern front where Hitler went astray at the peak of his power.

"A Cass Canfield book." Includes index.

On preparedness: military and political developments, Spring 1941. The Soviet military establishment: reforms and repairs ; 'Don't panic. The "boss" knows all about it' -- Halting the Blitzkrieg: 22 June 1941-19 November 1942. The Sunday blow: 22 June 1942 ; The disaster on the frontiers: June-July 1941 ; Towards the edge of destruction ; The rear, the deep rear and behind the German lines ; The Moscow counter-stroke: November-December 1941 ; Stalin's first strategic offensive: January-March 1942 ; High summer and the road to Stalingrad ; Transformation at Stalingrad: Operation Uranus (October-November 1942).