Most of the photographs are new to this reviewer and it is pleasing to see that proper consideration has been given to the wider context with some great images of the advance across the steppe and the establishment of the critical Don crossings. The book is very usefully split into four consecutive portfolios of photographs – the advance, the siege, the encirclement and the ‘end game’. There is a good mix of subjects and the author is particularly adept at describing the detail of weapons, accoutrements and uniforms. For readers seeking to understand the experience of a typical landser desperately struggling for survival in the ‘hell’ that was Stalingrad then this collection of images will be of interest. Read the full review [link=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KDRPkj48M7cUdL3xyqp04YEPyAljvcs-/view?fbclid=IwAR33USn3-dL2ogyjI0dLJxh8wF0i4-ig-Z3VF1LuAZtG_svkvLbF-gWmOZA]here[/link]
Phil Curme

Written by a member of the Red army infantry, the reader gets a boots on the group d experience of the battle and afterwards. The author pulls no punches and this adds to the vivid detail and takes the reader into the heart of the red army. It is a recommended book for anyone who wants to know what this battle was like and how it affected those who fought in it.
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders

For me this was a shocking exposure of how the German soldiers were treated by the red army in the pow camps. It is a story told by a soldier who was a pow and how this had an impact on their life. At times harrowing but an important document from an eye witness. Well worth the 5 stars and a read by all.
Amazon Customer, Richard Domoney-Saunders

Featured ON THE BOOK SHELF with Neil Smith
Wargames Illustrated, November 2019

Featured 'ON THE BOOK SHELF' by Neil Smith
Wargames Illustrated, October 2019