About the book: 2014 / The new sensational book by the famous historian focuses on little-known aspects of the Battle of Stalingrad and the myths associated with it. The entire course of the 1942 campaign is examined, from Hitler’s adoption of the Blau plan in April 1942, which provided for the capture of the Caucasus and access to the Volga, and up to the surrender of the 6th German Army in Stalingrad on February 2, 1943. Particular attention is paid to the ratio of the losses of the parties to alternative options for the deployment of the Battle of Stalingrad. The book is written on the basis of unique and never previously published archival materials. A new look at the Battle of Stalingrad, for a wide range of readers.