The third book in the “Gates of War” series. A harsh Russian winter of 1941–42 has begun. As in our history, for the Nazi Wehrmacht invaders who have already suffered their first defeat, this winter will become a brutal test. For the fighters and commanders of the heroic Red Army, as well as the soldiers and officers of the Expeditionary Forces, it will be a time of new brilliant victories. In this book, everything will be there: with blazing fire and gleaming steel, the 4th Tank Brigade of Colonel Katukov will go into its first battle; Russia’s Aerospace Forces will deliver a devastating bombing strike on Berlin; and the Russian Expeditionary Forces grouping, crushing the “North” Army Group, will make a swift breakthrough to Riga.