ON THE ROADS OF WAR

Ivan Yakushin survived the Siege of Leningrad, fought at the Battle of Kursk and pursued the retreating German army through Russia, Belorussia, Poland and into Germany itself. His vivid recollections of his experiences as an artillery man, then a cavalry officer on the Eastern Front are at the heart of this memoir. He describes what combat was like for ordinary Soviet soldiers, and gives a detailed first-hand record of cavalry operations during this highly mechanised war.