Bagration 1944: The Great Soviet Offensive

A fascinating history of the great summer offensive launched by the Red Army in 1944 which turned the tide of the war.

Throughout the war on the Eastern Front, there were two consistent trends. The Red Army battled to learn how to win, while involved in a struggle for its very survival. But by 1944 it had a leadership that was able to wield it with lethal effect and with far better equipment than before. By contrast, the Wehrmacht had commenced a slow process of decline after the invasion of...