ZHUKOV'S GREATEST DEFEAT

One of the least-known stories of World War II, Operation Mars was an epic military disaster. Designed to dislodge the German Army f rom its position west of Moscow, Mars cost the Soviets an estimated 335,000 dead, missing, and wounded men and over 1,600 tanks. But in Russian history books, it was a battle that never happeneda historical debacle sacrificed to Stalin's postwar censorship.David Glantz now offers the first definitive account of this forgotten catastrophe, revealing the key players and detailing the major even ts of Oper...[Read more]