Leaping Horseman Books have announced the release of their latest WWII Eastern Front title, Turning Point.

From their announcement:

Rarely do Westerners gain an understanding of the Russian perspective of the battle. While a flurry of translated memoirs by senior commanders like Zhukov and Chuikov in the 1960s and 1970s provided a higher level point-of-view, very little has been reported in English about how the fighting affected ordinary Russian soldiers and civilians. Retired Colonel Anatoli Venediktovich Kozlov, a participant in the battle and section chairman of Volgograd city’s veterans’ council, realised it was imperative to record the accounts of the few remaining veterans before time inevitably claimed them all. Glasnost has enabled these veterans to provide a more candid account of their experiences than if they had been interviewed during the Communist era. Kozlov’s wish was for this book to be available to Westerners… and now it is.

The book is divided into two distinct parts, each describing a different aspect of the Stalingrad battle. In Part 1, titled “On the Southern Approaches to Stalingrad”, Popov writes about a sector often overshadowed by dramatic events further north. Long before the Germans approached Stalingrad, tens of thousands of its citizens were put to work erecting defences around the city and in doing so endured unbelievable hardship. The southern district of Krasnoarmeysk was soon struck by the full might of Hoth’s panzer army in August 1942. Popov explores the district’s preparations, defence and retribution in detail.

Features of the book:

• 264 pages on high-quality paper
• A5 format
• Hardcover
• Many photos, maps and aerial photos
• Index

Retail price is AUD $50.00 but if you place your order now you can take advantage of our 10% pre-publication discount (this offer ends on 10 July). To pre-order a copy, just go to our website and follow the link. Your credit card details will be taken but your card won’t be charged until the book is dispatched. Please note: only credit card orderers can receive delayed payment. If you wish to use PayPal, your account will be immediately debited but the book will not be sent until 10 July.