The war on the Eastern Front was the largest military confrontation in history and a critical factor in Germany's defeat in World War II, yet the significance of Russia's "Great Patriotic War", as it was termed in the former Soviet Union, is often overlooked. Join veterans of the Eastern Front and historian Dennis Showalter, author of "Hitler's Panzers," as they discuss how history was made.

Dennis Showalter specializes in German military history at Colorado College where he has taught since 1969. He has served as president of the American Society for Military History and been a distinguished visiting professor at both the United States Military Academy and the United States Air Force Academy.

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