1941. На пороге войны

The tragedy of 1941 ... Its background, causes and consequences are described in his new book by the famous Russian historian V.A. Runes. Using archival documents, memoirs of participants and other publications, the author examines the main issues of preparing the leading world governments - Germany and the USSR for the Great Patriotic War. The main arguments are specific operational-strategic documents of the Institute of Military History and calculations made at the departments of the history of military art of a number of military academies, the memories of witnesses, as well as the conclusions of scientific conferences dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the start of the Great Patriotic War.