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'Antony Beevor's Stalingrad is a superb retelling of the saga. Beevor combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with the narrative technique of a novelist. He has made impressive use of the German and Russian military archives - not just to uncover new evidence on the atrocities committed by both sides but also to bring out, in all its terrifying aspects, the human experience of the war by citing soldiers' letters and diaries, personal accounts and oral testimonies of civilians. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of battle. . . Beevor's account of this savage war is a tour de force.' Orlando Figes, Sunday Telegraph
'Even for those who already think they know the story well, Antony Beevor has written a superb new narrative. Stalingrad is a monumental tale. It deserves to be understood by every literate westerner, because what happened on the Eastern Front had a decisive impact on the post-war world. . . But read Beevor first as a compelling tale of human retribution, rather than as military history.' Max Hastings, Evening Standard
'Antony Beevor's account of this historic turning-point is truly powerful, written with a compelling narrative drive. . . One of the witnesses to Stalingrad was the Russian writer Vassily Grossman, whose epic novel had seemed the last word about the terror loosed there upon the world. Antony Beevor shows that good history is as telling as fiction. This is a fine achievement.' David Pryce-Jones, Daily Mail
'This superlative work. . . is a book to be read with humility, awe and respect. It has much to teach us, born into the pampered post-war epoch, about the unfathomable evil of which human beings are capable. But also of the courage, resilience and guts shown by hundreds of thousands of ordinary soldiers. Antony Beevor's Stalingrad is a monumental book.' Peter Oborne, Sunday Express
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