OPENING THE GATES OF HELL: Operation Barbarossa, June-July 1941

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A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe. Based on over a decade's research in archives and sites across Europe. Examines not just of the fighting, but also the impact on civilians, the atrocities committed by both sides, and ethnic cleansing carried out by the inhabitants of the regions invaded. Draws on published and unpublished sources from across Germany and Eastern Europe with the majority of the material never having appeared in English-language accounts of the conflict before. Contains 8-page plate section in black and white.