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We have here a \u003cb\u003edefinitive account\u003c\/b\u003e of one of the most painful episodes of the Second World War. * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eIt is, in short, a chapter of the Second World War that was crying out for the storytelling talents of Sir Antony Beevor, \u003cb\u003earguably the finest narrative historian of his generation\u003c\/b\u003e. This is the result - and his many fans will not be disappointed . . .  \u003cb\u003eBeevor's particular skill is his ability to unearth new sources that articulate the experience of war felt by ordinary people\u003c\/b\u003e: soldiers and civilians, men and women. . .  Beevor has produced another \u003cb\u003esuperb book, tirelessly researched and beautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e, that will long be the benchmark for this subject. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eBeevor's superlative new book . . . \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnhem \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003esees him return to Stalingrad form\u003c\/b\u003e. 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