Publisher's Synopsis
In June 1941, breaking the controversial Nazi-Soviet non-aggression treaty and catching Stalin by surprise, the armies of the Third Reich invaded Russia in a devastating Blitzkrieg that saw them destroy the Soviet airforce on the ground, reach the gates of Leningrad in six weeks and fix their sights on Moscow. Hitler's intention was to raze both cities to the ground and cultivate the rich Russian countryside for the benefit of the German people. The Soviet People were fighting for their lives. 'The Furies Unleashed' sets out to tell the military, diplomatic and social story of Russia in the Second World War on a scale that has never been attempted before - to connect the history of the fighting with the saga of human suffering - and to reasses its far-reaching impact.
