Glossary
Tables of Military Ranks and Army Structures
chapter one. Contextualizing Barbarossa
Hunting the Bear : Campaigning in the Russian theatre
Evoking Barbarossa : twelfth century myth and twentieth century reality
chapter two. Operation Typhoon
The tempest moves east : "The last great decisive battle of the year" (Adolf Hitler)
Caging the Bear : Bock's encirclements at Viaz'ma and Briansk
chapter three. Viaz'ma and Briansk
Seeing which way the wind blows : Typhoon's Zenith
"The campaign in the east has been decided!" (Otto Dietrich)
chapter four. Carnage on the road to Moscow
Making a killing at Viaz'ma and Briansk : The pockets contract
Forward on the flanks : Bock's willful overextension
chapter five. Bock's final triumph
"We shall all die out here" : The battle of Viaz'ma
"I have lived through hell" : The battle of Briansk
chapter six. Exploiting the breach
Into the Bear's cave : Bock's drive on Moscow
Bock's flagging offensive : Pushing his army and his luck to Moscow
chapter seven. Weathering the storm
"Wait, for I'll return, defying every death" (Konstantin Simonov)
"A combination of states has at last been formed against Hitlerism" (Vyacheslav Molotov)
chapter eight. Running on empty
Flogging the dead horse : Army Group Centre's stalled advance
The last charge : Guderian's drive on Tula
Chapter nine. The eye of the storm
The culminating point of the attack : Army Group Centre halts.