David Glantz is the world’s top scholar of the Soviet-German War. This book is accessible to the general reader and indispensable to the specialist." —Journal of Military History "David Glantz is indisputably the West’s foremost expert on the subject." —The Atlantic "An important addition to the author’s other works on the Eastern Front in the Second World War." ... Read more—H-Net Reviews "This book represents the most thorough and intensive examination of the state of the Red Army in 1941 yet to appear. It investigates every aspect of the Soviet military establishment, command, deployment, mobilization, reserves, the Soviet soldier himself, and above all, combat readiness, using Soviet and German archives. Glantz’s evidence is unchallengeable, his sources unimpeachable, his conclusion incontestable." —John Erickson, author of The Road to Stalingrad "Effectively refutes the charge—recently rehabilitated by Viktor Suvorov in Icebreaker—that Stalin was secretly planning an offensive war against Hitler during 1941. With his previous book When Titans Clashed and this latest contribution, David Glantz has established firmly his reputation as the preeminent historian of the Soviet Army." —Mark von Hagen, author of Soldiers in the Proletarian Dictatorship "An outstanding contribution and a must for any student of the history of the Red Army and the Soviet Union’s role in the Second World War." —Malcolm Mackintosh, author of Juggernaut: A History of Soviet Armed Forces Show Less