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Sadly setting aside. I had a hard time getting into it. In my opinion, it is written choppily. For instance, the author will be talking about factors leading up to the invasion & then all the sudden be talking about bios of generals. The author also assumes the reader knows what certain Russian words mean...I had to look up a couple things: the word for communal apartments & 'dascha' (sp?): a sort of holiday home.