The Great Patriotic War

The title "The Great Patriotic War" began to be used in the Soviet Union on the very first day of the war. The most terrible war in the history of our country, the bloodiest and cruellest, yet simultaneously evoking an incredible rise in the national spirit, heroism, and self-sacrifice. For 1418 days and nights, the country fought against fascism and emerged victorious at the cost of unimaginable losses. All the most important events, the reasons and consequences of all the opponents' decisions, the most vivid feats — all are in this book. Simply and clearly, the author tells the full story of the great feat of the Soviet people.