August 1942: Hitler’s 6th Army advanced across the Russian steppe, convinced Stalingrad would fall in weeks. The Luftwaffe had already reduced the city to rubble. German soldiers dreamed of victory and Christmas at home. Instead, they found themselves trapped in one of the deadliest battles in human history.
For five brutal months, Soviet defenders and civilians fought block by block, refusing to yield even as nearly two million lives were lost. By the end, the 6th Army was annihilated—its destruction marking the turning point of World War II.
Drawing on five years of research, survivor interviews, and international archives, William Craig’s Enemy at the Gates is the definitive account of Stalingrad: a story of hubris, endurance, and the battle that broke Hitler’s war machine.
