This audiobook is devoted to the great commanders of World War II. It begins with biographies of Soviet commanders: the Supreme Commander-in-Chief I. V. Stalin, members of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command, front commanders, the chief marshals of branches of service, commanders of fleets and armies. Considerable attention is paid to commanders of the USSR’s allied countries—the USA, Great Britain, and France.
Why did the People’s Commissar of the USSR Navy N. G. Kuznetsov become a full admiral twice? For what was the commander of the Western Front, D. G. Pavlov, executed? How did General Charles de Gaulle manage to become the leader of all anti-fascist forces in France and one of the leading political figures of Western Europe? These and other questions are answered by this audiobook.