The Rzhev Slaughterhouse

"...this is an outstanding piece of historical research worthy of any library or collection. It provides valuable insight into the Soviet war leadership and operational execution. Her work is very balanced and insightful. The Rzhev campaign was a slaughter in every sense of the word. Survivors from both sides recalled the fighting years later as the worst they had experienced at any time throughout the war." ~Sabretache

"... a slim volume that goes over many of the operations undertaken by the Red Army in and around the Rzhev salient, which also highlights the numerous issues Soviet/Russian and western historians face when attempting to research and write about certain battles/campaigns of the Great Patriotic War...numerous passages that offer new, original, and a somewhat objective look at how the Red Army performed throughout 1942 and 1943, and what Soviet commanders considered their weaknesses and strengths. ....the information presented makes it obvious that there are still many questions that historians cannot adequately answer without relevant access to Soviet era archives. ~Kunikov’s Reviews

"As Gerasimova observes, recent work on the Russo-German War of 1941-45 is rewriting the Soviet version of the war. Her work certainly makes a major contribution to this ongoing effort." ~The Russian Review

"… a testament to one of the most forgotten of battles of the eastern front in the Second World War." ~War in History

‘It is of utmost importance that books like this are written which uncover massive human tragedies like the Battle of Rzhev.’ ~Books Monthly

“ … the author not only meets her objectives but has done an enormous service to those of us interested in this phase of the Second World War ~Globe at War