A revised English translation, which, includes additional material from Grossman's unpublished manuscripts, was published under the author's preferred title, Stalingrad, in 2019.
The book follows the members and friends of the Shaposhnikov family as they work and then fight or flee from Western SSRs to Stalingrad by 1942.
The German bombing of Stalingrad began on 23 August 1942, with 1600 bomber sorties dropping high explosives and incendiaries, inflicting massive damage on the city.
He added new pieces to more broadly cover the Soviet war experiences, such as mining and food production; he subtracted parts that too strongly lauded Jewish contributions.
[citation needed] Stalingrad, as translated into English by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, tried to include to provide a comprehensive version Grossman's texts.