Anthony Beevor is the most authoritative and most published author in the world writing about World War II. His books "The Fall of Berlin," "Stalingrad" and "Landing in Normandy" have been translated into many languages ​ ​ and printed in millions of copies. "World War II" was the result of thirty years of work by the author on the topic and his largest project. For the first time, the largest Western historian objectively assesses the decisive role that the Soviet Union played in the victory over fascism.