Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. List of Maps and Figure x
5. Preface and Acknowledgements xi
6. Chronology of Major Events xvi
7. 1. Introduction: Stalin at War 1
8. 2. Unholy Alliance: Stalin’s Pact with Hitler 30
9. 3. Grand Illusions Stalin And 22 June 1941 61
10. 4. War of Annihilation: Stalin versus Hitler 82
11. 5. Victory at Stalingrad and Kursk: Stalin and His Generals 118
12. 6. The Politics of War: Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt 165
13. 7. Triumph and Tragedy: Stalin’s Year of Victories 192
14. 8. Liberation, Conquest, Revolution: Stalin’s Aims in Germany and Eastern Europe 228
15. 9. Last Battles: Stalin, Truman and the End of the Second World War 254
16. 10. The Lost Peace: Stalin and the Origins of the Cold War 296
17. 11. Generalissimo at Home: The Domestic Context of Stalin’s Postwar Foreign Policy 321
18. 12. Cold War Confrontations: Stalin Embattled 347
19. 13. Conclusion: Stalin in the Court of History 372
20. Notes 375
21. Select Bibliography 430
22. Index 447