The Lighthouse of Stalingrad

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A thrilling and detailed account of the epic siege during one of World War II’s most pivotal battles, this work by Iain MacGregor explores the Battle for Stalingrad in September 1942. This battle was not only one of the most decisive in the Second World War but also the bloodiest, with over two million combatants killed, wounded, or captured. The war claimed twenty-seven million Russian lives, including sixteen million civilians. Elite German and Russian troops engaged in brutal house-to-house fighting for control of Stalingrad, focusing on a key strategic building known as “The Lighthouse,” located near the River Volga. A small group of Soviet soldiers managed to hold off an entire German division with armored support for over one hundred days, shifting the battle's momentum. This struggle culminated in the encirclement and destruction of Hitler’s 6th Army, which had previously conquered several European nations. The city, reduced to rubble, witnessed its inhabitants starving in cellars during a harsh winter. The soldiers who fought to defend the building became national heroes, yet the true events remained largely hidden until now. Drawing on newly discovered firsthand testimonies and an unpublished memoir of a German commander, this work sheds new light on a crucial episode in WWII that established Soviet dominance and set the stage for Hitler’s eventual defeat in Berlin.