The second volume of Georgy Zhukov's memoirs begins with the desperate defense of Moscow in the late fall and winter of 1941 and continues through more than three years of war. Covers Stalingrad, Leningrad, Kursk, the final offensive into Germany and Berlin, and more - Important insights into Stalin's decision-making, based on hundreds of personal meetings Georgy Zhukov was the leading Red Army commander of the Second World War. Geoffrey Roberts is the author of Stalin’s Wars: From World War to Cold War, 1939-1953 and the award-winning Stalin’s General: The Life of Georgy Zhukov .