Moscow 1941: A City & Its People at War - Softcover

Braithwaite...has written the best history book of the year so far. (Sunday Herald)

With great skill, he maintains tension throughout this sinewy, moving and consummately crafted history of the soviet union's darkest hours...it is the stuff of epics. (Glasgow Herald)

A vivid picture of the stark and bloody struggle for national survival with which Russia's war began. (Economist)

Braithwaite...retells the story with verve and compassion. (The Guardian)

an impressive account (Financial Times)

It is remarkable to find new material, new insights and even fresh revealing reflections on Stalin (The Tribune)

dramatic and frightening reading (Daily Express)

a masterful account (Times)

an outstanding book...these accounts provide a fascinating insight not only into the war but also into Soviet society. (THES)

a splendid read, full of interesting material, and essential for anyone trying to understand the Russians...and the war they fought and won at such a great cost (BBC History Magazine)

Based on huge research and scores of interviews, this book offers an unforgettable and richly illustrated narrative of the military action that took place in Moscow during 1941; telling portraits of Stalin and his generals, some apparatchiks, some great commanders. It also traces the stories of individuals, soldiers, politicians and intellectuals, writers and artists and dancers, workers, schoolchildren and peasants. Click here to visit the author's website.