against the Russia people, are also examined in detail. Simply put, this book is the most detailaccount to date of virtually all aspects of the German soldiers’ experiences in Russia in 1941.David Glantz, one of the three best World War II historians to examine at length Hitler’s insaneidea of toppling the Soviet Union with one swift kick shattering it to the ground, writes in arefreshing endorsement of Craig’s research and narration of it, “By exploiting a wide range ofnew sources and fresh archival-based interpretations, the author book offers enthrallingperspectives on ‘Barbarossa’ through the eyes of German soldiers and their commanders.”Echoes Juergen Foerster, a faculty member and famed World War II historian, “This is high-classoperational history full of illuminating details and stimulating ideas put in its proper politicaland strategic context. All agree, author-researcher Craig Luther has added greatly to our
knowledge of that ferocious invasion. His is a work of outstanding scholarship.”
