War of the Century: When Hitler Fought Stalin

London: BBC Worldwide, 1999. Hardcover. Good/very good. 1100g. Good+/Very Good Jacket. Published to accompany the BBC TV series of the same name. Detailed examination of the war on the Eastern Front between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union - a conflict which took more than 30-million lives and unleashed the Holocaust against the Jews. It played a major part in determining the outcome of World War II and shaped the face of Europe in a Cold War which lasted for the next 45-years. The author has made great use of previously unseen material, made available since the fall of Communism, to re-tell the story of this most barbaric theatre of WWII. Contains 255 pages, illustrated throughout with colour and b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in very good pictorial dust jacket. Internally, good: generally clean and unmarked in excellent bindings.