33rd Army in the Battle of Moscow

The battle for Moscow is one of the most important episodes of the Great Patriotic War. A colossal battle that has developed from many separate battles and, at first glance, local military operations. The book of Vladimir Mikhailovich Melnikov speaks of one of these episodes-the heroic actions of the 33rd Army of General Efremov in the area of ​​Naro-Fominsk, Borovsk, Vereya and Vyazma.
The 33rd Army, which steadily fought with the superior forces of the Wehrmacht corps, even having been surrounded, continued to conduct hostilities, riveting a large number of German divisions, thus weakening the enemy strike groups and contributing to the general success of the Soviet troops in the battle for the battle for the battle Moscow. Much attention in the book is given to the personality of General Efremov, who until the last remained with his soldiers and coordinated the actions of his troops with the advanced, despite the possibility of evacuation.
A large number of documents cited in the text, carefully selected illustrations and a competent presentation of events make this book extremely interesting for both professional historians and a wide audience of readers