The brutality of war is often overlooked by historians eager to record with detail the facts of a battle or campaign. Even the stark reality of the casualty lists becomes just numbers, robbed of their individuality. Not people, soldiers, civilians, just totals. Shocking, but just statistics. Which is why From The Dniper to the Rhine is such a profoundly important addition to the historiography of the Second World War.Opening in the Ukraine, we find Sergeant Martin Hajek of...