The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
of Cornelius Ryan
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The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich.The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come.Cornelius Ryan's compelling account of this final battle is a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, âto eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.âIt is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 571 pages
- Publisher Simon Schuster
- Publication Date May 1st 1995
- First Publication 03/28/66
- Language English
- ISBN 9780684803296
- Edition First Touchstone Edition
- Category History & Politics
- Scenario ['Berlin (Germany)']
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