The near future: Intercepted Message Transcript Initial Planetary Report from sensors (Translation) A planet with a suitable gravitational and protective atmosphere. Air and temperate climate that is ideal for sustaining life. An ideal land and sea mass distribution across the planet. Rich mineral resources and fuel sources suitable for development. Suitable land mass for cultivation and providing food for a vast and growing population. Currently numerous residential animal species capable for cultivation and food provision. Easily established and adapted infrastructure to provide efficient...

Mid December 1942: Stalingrad Pocket: In the freezing city, cut off hundreds of miles to the east, the young Leutnant Hausser and his squad returns, having re-joined their unit on the north-west corner of the pocket facing a determined and ruthless enemy. With the Germans and their allies inside the encircled city desperately short of food and ammunition, the Russians ensure the aromas of their own cooking are known to the isolated defenders, taunting their trapped enemy. As the battle for the city heightens and progresses towards 1943, Leutnant Hausser and his men face the challenges of...

November 1942: The Eastern Front The trilogy of three books set in the final months of the most vicious battle in history. Leutnant Hausser, a young experienced German infantry officer with the 76th Infantry Division is assigned with a handful of men to the south of Stalingrad. As the fighting heightens in the city, the officer and his men bolster the defences of their allies, the Romanians, on a relatively quiet part of the front. As the Germans strip their flanks and move units into the city in a desperate attempt to clinch victory, the Russian Red Army prepares a massive offensive designed...