The Retreat: Hitler's First Defeat is a 2009 book by military historian Michael K. Jones.

A reviewer of The Retreat in Adrian Gilbert's War Books Review, wrote "On the whole, Jones’ approach works very well, giving the reader a discomfiting vision of the hideous nature of the war on the Eastern Front."

and although critical of Jones overusing available source material, concluded "The Retreat is a fine piece of work, which shows the horror of the Moscow campaign in all its searing detail.

"[3] The Library Journal found it to be "Fluently written with good sourcing"[4] and Booklist called it "Sound and readable.

"[4] The Retreat has also been reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[5] Publishers Weekly,[6] the Sunday Times,[7] and News Weekly.