The Russian Army: Its Men, Its Leaders, Its Battles

The Russian Army, first published in 1944, is a journalist's account of his experiences with the Russian Red Army in the early years of World War Two (ca. 1941-1943). Author Walter Kerr interviewed numerous Red Army officers, traveled with the troops and observed them in action against the powerful German Army. The book features descriptions of the Battle of Moscow and the Battle of Stalingrad, both immensely important in terms of men lost and for their effect on the eventual outcome of the...