Wartime career of journalist and author Vasily Grossman.

Antony Beevor tells the story of the final battle of WWII.

Evgeni Bessonov served as a Lieutenant in the 49th Mechanised Brigade. 

Supplements the Salisbury book very well as it concentrates more on the military campaigns.

Deals with the siege from the human point of view describing the suffering in great detail.

Media

For anyone interested in the Eastern Front and the Red Army we would recommend the following:

Vasily Grossman’s classic WW2 version of War and Peace.

Alan Clark tells the story of the German invasion.

Detailed history of Hitler’s first defeat before the Soviet capital.

Antony Beevor’s  retelling of the bloodiest battle and the turning point of WWII.

Catherine Merridale tells the story of the Soviet soldier during the war.

DVD: The classic film by Sam Pekinpah. Not to be missed.

DVD: Dark story of Soviet partisans battling Einsatzgruppen in Bylorussia.

DVD: German film with some good battle scenes.

DVD: Excellent tale of Soviet commandos battling SS Viking in Poland 1944.

DVD: Hollywood’s only war film from a Russian point of view. Excellent soundtrack.