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Title: Less than 1/3 of book is actually about the battle.
Review: This glowing account of the Wermacht glorifies their campaign. No mention of the atrocities commited by the Germans is made. Russians are all portrayed as either lucky or fanatical, Germans are all brave and competent. There are no descriptions of tactics within the city and there is only a small chapter after the encirclement.There is some photos at the back that could be straight out of Goebbels. These are complete with fake inscriptions such as "We'll do it this way, you to the right, you to the left" showing german soldiers in very "soldierly" poses.Hitler would have been proud.For a much better account read "Enemy At The Gates".Eduard Kagan
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