Battle of Stalingrad, Case Blue opens, 1942

Battle of Stalingrad is “Case Blue opens” in 1942, and the figure kept with that entry is 06. Do not add this figure to the sum of another war. Keep only the scale on that page. Write only the date, the place, the entry, and the scale, and leave the score of winning or losing blank. Mamayev Kurgan's monument complex is a Soviet cathedral of the war. English readers meet the battle through Beevor, German memoirs, and Enemy at the Gates -- a thin film beside a thick Russian ritual. At the reading room, open Battle of Stalingrad so the notebook shows 1942 first, 06 next, and “Case Blue opens” beside them.

This week, in the reading room, open only that campaign or weapon page, and write on one side of the notebook only the name, the year, and the scale. Before you close the book, look once at the notebook to see you did not read the thickness of an arrow as a moral score. The order is Battle of Stalingrad, 1942, 06, then “Case Blue opens”. When one entry is done, look again only at 1942 for Battle of Stalingrad and leave 06 on the notebook.

Do not build a scoreboard of countries, and do not write which side was stronger as a rank. Check that the entry in the notebook is one campaign or one weapon, and do not attach a country’s total to that line. Write only the date, the place, the entry, and the scale, and leave the score of winning or losing blank. Match Case Blue opens with 06 at the reading room before you close 1942 for Battle of Stalingrad. Battle of Stalingrad is “Case Blue opens” in 1942, and the figure kept with that entry is 06.