Autumn 1941—terrible and difficult times: German troops captured the Baltic states, Belarus, and Ukraine, stand near Leningrad, and are pressing toward Moscow. They are only one hundred kilometers away…
Operation “Typhoon” begins. Tank wedges must envelop the capital from the north and the south, cutting it off completely from the rest of the country. The Germans are so confident in their victory that they’ve already prepared parade uniforms for a ceremonial march along Red Square—and minted tens of thousands of award “Iron Crosses.”
It seems nothing can stop the steel roller of their panzer groups, but in the path of the enemy stand the tankers of Katukov. They smash Guderian’s divisions near Mtsensk, prevent breakthroughs toward Tula, deliver a crushing blow, and finally bury the Wehrmacht’s plans for a quick victory.
The novel is based on real events.