WEEKEND BIG READ: 70 years on - the battle of Stalingrad

NO battle of the Second World War has captured the public imagination as consistently as the clash between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia at Stalingrad. For 70 years the story of the fight for Stalin’s city on the river Volga has been told and retold.
Why? Because Stalingrad was an epic struggle unmatched by any other in its scope, drama and importance.