Author

Publication

2003 - Penguin, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

122,250 words, Guess

Page Count

489 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780142002803
  • Open LibraryOL13571334M

Classifications

  • LCCD757.9 .B418 2002
  • LCCD757.9
  • DDC940.54213155
and 1 more
  • LCCD757.9.B4 B417 2002

Description

The Red Army's invasion of Berlin in January 1945 was one of the most terrifying examples of fire and sword in history. Frenzied by terrible memories of Wehrmacht and SS brutality, the Russians wreaked havoc, leaving hundreds of thousands of civilians dead and millions more fleeing westward. Drawing upon newly available material from former Soviet files, as well as from German, American, British, French, and Swedish archives, bestselling author Antony Beevor vividly recounts the experiences of the millions of civilians and soldiers caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse. The Fall of Berlin 1945 is a heartrending story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge, and savagery, yet it is also one of astonishing human endurance, self-sacrifice, and survival against all odds.

Subjects

Topics

Times

1945.1939-1945

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