David Stahel is the author of four previous books on Nazi Germany's war against the Soviet Union. He completed an MA in War Studies at King's College London in 2000 and a PhD at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2007. His research focus has concentrated primarily on the German military in World War II. Dr Stahel is a lecturer in European history at the University of New South Wales, and is currently working on a follow-up book to The Battle for Moscow looking at the German retreat in the winter of 1941-2.

• 1. Parallel wars; 2. The stalled offensive; 3. Preparing the final showdown; 4. The Orsha conference; 5. Typhoon re-launched; 6. The long road to Moscow; 7. Victory at any price; 8. The frozen offensive; 9. Down to the wire; 10. To the gates of Moscow; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Another excellent account from David Stahel - whose thorough appraisal of the German sources leads to a perceptive overall analysis.' Michael Jones, author of Total War: From Stalingrad to Berlin and after Hitler