Island of Fire: The Battle for the Barrikady Gun Factory in StalingradStalingrad was one of the largest, bloodiest, and most famous battles in history as well as one of the major turning points of World War II. For four winter months during the battle, German and Soviet forces fought over a single factory inside the city of Stalingrad. Lavishly illustrated with photos and maps, Island of Fire presents a day by day at times hour by hour chronicle of that pitiless struggle as seen by both sides. The book is unparalleled