Moscow 1941

A City & Its People at War

Rodric Braithwaite

ISBN 1861977743

ISBN 13 9781861977748

March 2007

Price £9.99

Paperback, 464 pp.

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Subject: History

Based on huge research and scores of interviews, this book offers an unforgettable and richly illustrated narrative of the military action that took place in Moscow during 1941; telling portraits of Stalin and his generals, some apparatchiks, some great commanders. It also traces the stories of individuals, soldiers, politicians and intellectuals, writers and artists and dancers, workers, schoolchildren and peasants.

‘Extraordinary story.’
— Simon Mayo, Radio Five

‘In the grim roster of battles, Moscow has always been overshadowed by Stalingrad….Rodric Braithwaite’s epic history, skilfully drawing on the experiences of ordinary Russians, goes a long way to setting the record straight.’
— Sunday Telegraph