Winner of three major history prizes and national bestseller Hitler had boasted that with his powerful Sixth Army he could 'storm the heavens'. But then, in a sudden encirclement, over a quarter of million men were suddenly trapped. Stalingrad marked not just the psychological turning-point of the Second World War, but was the first major modern battle fought in a city with thousands of helpless civilians caught up in its horrors. In this titanic struggle between Stalin and Hitler, men were driven beyond the limits of physical and mental endurance. This fresh account, written as a narrative, concentrates on the experience of the soldiers from both sides. It is an unforgettable story.