Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Maps xiii
Introduction xv
Dramatis Personae xxi
Prologue xxiii
1 The Origins of Annihilation I: Germany and the Germans 1918-41 1
2 The Origins of Annihilation II: The Soviet Union and the Soviets 1918-41 35
3 Invasion: Barbarossa: December 1940-September 1941 67
4 Heading South: Moscow to Stalingrad: October 1941-early February 1943 117
5 Uneasy Calm: Zitadelle Preliminaries: February-July 1943 165
6 Breaking In: Zitadelle Launched: 5 July 219
7 Breaking Through: Zitadelle: 6-8 July 261
8 Anticipation: Zitadelle: 9-11 July 309
9 Finale: Zitadelle: 12 July and After 341
Conclusion 383
Epilogue 390
Notes 393
Bibliography 435
Order of Battle 448
Rank Equivalents 457
Index 459