Also, Manstein's book, although not entirely about Stalingrad, is a good read. Keep in mind that the part that is about Stalingrad has a lot of CYA-type content. Since there were a whole lotta people who were willing to blame Manstein for a) not issuing the "thunderclap" order (which would have allowed 6th army to break out) or b) the failure of operation winter storm to relieve them...
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