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This is a chronological account of the battle that inflicted a heavy defeat on the German Wehrmacht. With the aid of full color maps and first hand accounts, the book explains how the Germans initially made vast territorial conquests during the opening phases of Operation Blue, their 1942 offensive in southern Russia. But then the Sixth Army was drawn into a war of attrition in the rubble of Stalingrad, where the mobility and firepower of the panzers counted for nothing. 

The Day by Day series brings order to the messy business of war. Each book is dedicated to constructing a historical timeline composed of photographs and documents to give you a full picture of landmark events that have shaped world history. 
 
Civil War Day by Day, World War I, World War II, D-Day Day by Day, Stalingrad Day by Day, Pacific War Day by Day, Third Reich Day by Day, and Vietnam War Day by Day.
 

Key Selling Points
• New examinations of this perennially interesting battle
• Includes newly-discovered photographs and information from Soviet archives
• First-hand accounts feature heavily, bringing home the grim reality of urban fighting
• Strategic overview of Operation Blue, the codename of the 1942 German offensive in Russia
• Detailed timeline chapters allow the reader to put the Stalingrad battle in a strategic context
• Comparison of the fighting techniques and weapons employed by the Germans and Soviets in 1942