This was a very detailed book about the movement of troops on the Eastern and Western fronts. The book is one of military strategy and the decline of the third Reich. This book is definitely for a student of military history, specifically World War II, this not a book for a casual history reader. This is a great book for someone that is writing a thesis. It can be a little boring but overall a well written book.

A big thank you to Robin Cross, Thistle Publishing, and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.

I debated on my rating. I really wanted to give it a higher star, but the book was just riddled with quotes, to the point that I felt like it was abused. Who was writing this version of history? Some pages were an entire journal's entry. I could go for pages and not come across one that didn't have a significant amount of the text not come from a primary source. This was not how the book is marketed, at least not how I interpreted it. It got to the point where I just skipped over those portions and read the rest of the page. I don't feel like I missed out on anything by doing that because the majority of the information included in those passages is superfluous and should have been integrated into the storytelling if the author had taken a little more time in drafting.

Yes, this book was informative, especially about the Russian front. But I just can't let the composition slide.