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janeeyre_914716's review against another edition
5.0
k, I did something that no graduatin senior in high school would ever do: I read this AFTER graduating from High School! :D but I'd have to say it was very good and the research was incredible! I actually learned some things that was NEVER taught in school or in textbooks. I finally learned the turning point of WWII, and also why Hitler and Stalin became who they were during the course through WWII. I wish the stuff written in here was taught in school but oh well. But yeah, I really liked it. well written
dcox83's review against another edition
3.0
This book has less to do with the military movements during the battle for Moscow during WWII, and more to do with what was happening everywhere besides the battle front that influenced the battle.
Through interviews, journals and recently released documents, Naorski creates an interesting look into the USSR during war time. I hope that Nagorski is writing a book that looks at the USSR with the same depth and humanity beyond this single battle. That would be an even better read.
Through interviews, journals and recently released documents, Naorski creates an interesting look into the USSR during war time. I hope that Nagorski is writing a book that looks at the USSR with the same depth and humanity beyond this single battle. That would be an even better read.
vishank's review against another edition
5.0
One of the greatest work of history about World War II. It unfolds the various secrets and real life incidents that speaks to itself about the two peculiar dictators of all time and their military leadership. Its a collection of various interviews of people who were involved or seen this one of the biggest disastrous battle of Moscow. Author has compiled it as a research work on World War II, though its more of a Russian point of view and about how Stalin lay down his human soldiers like waves one by one to protect the Russian Capital. He tried to compare Stalin and Hitler in terms of their tactics, brutality and its a tough question to answer who was more brutal or in other way who did more deadly mistakes that costs a million of lives of troops from both the sides. It is a great work to give equal importance to the battle of Moscow that changed the course of World War II and the soldiers involved that played a pivotal role in downfall of Nazi regime.
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