古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
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the battle of stalingrad was the bloodiest battle in history. as the germans advanced on the city in july 1942, stalin prevented civilians from leaving stalingrad. civilians, including women and children, were put to work building fortifications. a massive german air bombardment on 23 august caused a firestorm, killing thousands.
stalin also decreed that no commanders should order unauthorised retreats, or they would be court-martialled. as a result, the germans pushing forward into stalingrad suffered heavy casualties. fighting on mamayev kurgan was particularly merciless. in 1944 two bodies were exhumed atop the hill, one geman, one soviet, who had apparently killed each other by simultaneous bayonet impalement through the chests, and who had at that moment been buried by an exploding artillery shell.
