In July 1943, on the rolling plains of Kursk, Germany launched Operation Citadel - an ambitious offensive meant to reverse ...

When Nazi Germany attacked Stalingrad in August 1942, the assault on the city was as much a surprise to the Soviet Red Army as the German invasion itself. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin expected the ...

Fedor Bondarchuk, sometimes described as the Michael Bay of Russia, serves up the bloodiest battle of World War II for the first time in 3-D and IMAX in the decidedly eccentric, state-sponsored epic ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Hitler’s hesitation in ordering the attack gave the Russians time to prepare that made it nearly impossible for the Germans to achieve a decisive victory. His losing ...

Yorktown and Gettysburg rank highest among American martial epics of valor and victory. Most Brits would probably choose the World War II aerial Battle of Britain as their "finest hour." To the French ...

Eighty years ago, the Battle of Stalingrad was entering its final months. The Wehrmacht's Sixth Army with some 300,000 troops, commanded by Gen. Frederich Von Paulus, was about to be eviscerated by a ...

Director Fedor Bondarchuk tackles the bloodiest battle of World War II in Russia's first 3D IMAX film. By THR Staff Fedor Bondarchuk is hardly the first director to bring the legendary battle of ...

Those were the words of just one desperate German soldier in a letter to his family amidst impending defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad in early 1943. His letter is one of dozens that have been ...

World War II (European division) is already more distinct than it was while it was going on. It fell into three stages, each distinguished by the sensations in men’s viscera. Three Stages of Emotion.