The Red Army's invasion of Berlin in January 1945 was one of the most terrifying examples of fire and sword in history. Drawing upon newly available material, bestselling author Beevor vividly recounts the experiences of the millions of civilians and soldiers caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse. "A tale drenched in drama and blood, heroism and cowardice, loyalty and betrayal."-Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Third Reich in January 1945. Frenzied by their terrible experiences with…mehr
The Red Army's invasion of Berlin in January 1945 was one of the most terrifying examples of fire and sword in history. Drawing upon newly available material, bestselling author Beevor vividly recounts the experiences of the millions of civilians and soldiers caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse."A tale drenched in drama and blood, heroism and cowardice, loyalty and betrayal."-Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Third Reich in January 1945. Frenzied by their terrible experiences with Wehrmacht and SS brutality, they wreaked havoc-tanks crushing refugee columns, mass rape, pillage, and unimaginable destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to death or were massacred; more than seven million fled westward from the fury of the Red Army. It was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known. Antony Beevor, renowned author of D-Day and The Battle of Arnhem, has reconstructed the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse. The Fall of Berlin is a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge, and savagery, yet it is also one of astonishing endurance, self-sacrifice, and survival against all odds.
Antony Beevor was educated at Winchester and Sandhurst. A regular officer in the 11th Hussars, he served in Germany and England. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include The Spanish Civil War; Crete: The Battle and the Resistance, which won the 1993 Runciman Award; Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942—1943; and Berlin: The Downfall, 1945. With his wife, Artemis Cooper, he wrote Paris: After the Liberation: 1944—1949. His book Stalingrad was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, the Wolfson History Prize, and the Hawthornden Prize in 1999.
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The Fall Of Berlin 1945List of Illustrations Maps Glossary Preface 1. Berlin in the New Year 2. The 'House of Cards' on the Vistula 3. Fire and Sword and 'Noble Fury' 4. The Great Winter Offensive 5. The Charge to the Oder 6. East and West 7. Clearing the Rear Areas 8. Pomerania and the Older Bridgeheads 9. Objective Berlin 10. The Kamarilla and the General Staff 11. Preparing the Coup de Grâce 12. Waiting for the Onslaught 13. Americans on the Elbe 14. Eve of Battle 15. Zhukov on the Reitwein Spur 16. Seelow and the Spree 17. The Führer's Last Birthday 18. The Flight of the Golden Pheasants 19. The Bombarded City 20. False Hopes 21. Fighting in the City 22. Figthing in the Forest 23. The Betrayal of the Will 24. Führerdämmerung 25. Reich Chancellery and Reichstag 26. The End of the Battle 27. Vae Victis! 28. The Man on the White Horse References Source Notes Select Bibliography Index
The Fall Of Berlin 1945List of Illustrations Maps Glossary Preface 1. Berlin in the New Year 2. The 'House of Cards' on the Vistula 3. Fire and Sword and 'Noble Fury' 4. The Great Winter Offensive 5. The Charge to the Oder 6. East and West 7. Clearing the Rear Areas 8. Pomerania and the Older Bridgeheads 9. Objective Berlin 10. The Kamarilla and the General Staff 11. Preparing the Coup de Grâce 12. Waiting for the Onslaught 13. Americans on the Elbe 14. Eve of Battle 15. Zhukov on the Reitwein Spur 16. Seelow and the Spree 17. The Führer's Last Birthday 18. The Flight of the Golden Pheasants 19. The Bombarded City 20. False Hopes 21. Fighting in the City 22. Figthing in the Forest 23. The Betrayal of the Will 24. Führerdämmerung 25. Reich Chancellery and Reichstag 26. The End of the Battle 27. Vae Victis! 28. The Man on the White Horse References Source Notes Select Bibliography Index
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