Russia's War

<p><b>In <i>Russia's War: 1941-1945</i>, Richard Overy re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians.</b><br><br> In the course of human history there has probably been no more terrible place than Eastern Europe in 1941-45. Estimates of total Soviet military and civilian deaths in the period now stand at more than 25 million.<br><br> Yet without the Soviet war effort, it is unlikely that Germany could have ever been defeated. Drawing on a recent wealth of evidence to account for the Soviet Union's remarkable victory against invading forces, Richard Overy's <i>Russia's War </i>is a fascinating account of the epic struggle that turned the tide of the Second World War.<br><br> 'Masterly ... a vivid account'<br />   Robert Service, <i>Independent</i><br> 'A dramatic and exciting tale ... His set-piece descriptions of such visions of Hell as Stalingrad, the 900-day siege of Leningrad and the crucial battle of Kursk are as fascinating as they are horrifying' <br />   Alan Judd, <i>Sunday Times</i><br> 'Overy is a first-class military historian ... Now, we have an authoritative British account that understands both sides, without illusions'<br />   Norman Stone, <i>Spectator</i><br> 'Excellent ... Overy tackles this huge, complex and multifaceted story with the vital gifts of clarity and brevity'<br />   Antony Beevor, <i>Literary Review</i><br><br> <b>Richard Overy</b> is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His books include <i>Why the Allies Won, Russia's War, The Battle of Britain, The Morbid Age </i>and <i>The Dictators</i>, which won the Wolfson and the Hessell Tiltman Prizes for history in 2005.</p> <p><b>In <i>Russia's War: 1941-1945</i>, Richard Overy re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians.</b><br><br> In the course of human history there has probably been no more terrible place than Eastern Europe in 1941-45. Estimates of total Soviet military and civilian deaths in the period now stand at more than 25 million.<br><br> Yet without the Soviet war effort, it is unlikely that Germany could have ever been defeated. Drawing on a recent wealth of evidence to account for the Soviet Union's remarkable victory against invading forces, Richard Overy's <i>Russia's War </i>is a fascinating account of the epic struggle that turned the tide of the Second World War.<br><br> 'Masterly ... a vivid account'<br />   Robert Service, <i>Independent</i><br> 'A dramatic and exciting tale ... His set-piece descriptions of such visions of Hell as Stalingrad, the 900-day siege of Leningrad and the crucial battle of Kursk are as fascinating as they are horrifying' <br />   Alan Judd, <i>Sunday Times</i><br> 'Overy is a first-class military historian ... Now, we have an authoritative British account that understands both sides, without illusions'<br />   Norman Stone, <i>Spectator</i><br> 'Excellent ... Overy tackles this huge, complex and multifaceted story with the vital gifts of clarity and brevity'<br />   Antony Beevor, <i>Literary Review</i><br><br> <b>Richard Overy</b> is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His books include <i>Why the Allies Won, Russia's War, The Battle of Britain, The Morbid Age </i>and <i>The Dictators</i>, which won the Wolfson and the Hessell Tiltman Prizes for history in 2005.</p>