The Fall of Berlin, 1945

By Antony Beevor

Subjects: Andra världskriget, History, Destruction and pillage, Militära operationer, World War II, World War, 1939-1945, Batalla de Berlín, Berlin, Bitwa, Berlin (germany), history, 1945-1990, Nonfiction, Berlin, battle of, berlin, germany, 1945, Operaciones terrestres, Military, World war, 1939-1945, germany, Second War World, Berlin, Battle of, Berlin, Germany, 1945, Germany, history, 1933-1945, Slaget om Berlin 1945, Battle of Berlin, Segunda guerra mundial, Berlín, Batalla de, 1945, Berlin (germany), history

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.