The Battle of Stalingrad is recognized as one of the most atrocious battles in history because most of the battle was fought with ground troops and it caused over 2 million deaths for the Soviet and the German troops. Also, thousands of German soldiers were captured and died afterwards. The German defeat meant a big obstacle in the German expansion and it was seen as the "beginning of the end" of the Nazi government.
The main reason that the royal society of london developed the modern form of peer review was to: award grant funding. decide on promotions for researchers. streamline the publication of conference proceedings. control the quality of published papers.