This was a fascinating read, I got through this book very quickly. Antony Beevor is a very good writer, the only problem I have is that he writes this too well, at times I had to keep reminding myself that this is not a story and all these events happened, as I was reading I kept being reminded of war & peace, similar routes were taken and similar tactics were used. It is truly horrible just how much those in charge toyed with peoples lives and there are some really shocking scenes in this book.

One of the best books on WWII that I have read, I knew very little about events at Stalingrad and this is a good source of info for those also not aware of what went down.