The Fall of Berlin 1945 (US)

The Fall of Berlin 1945 Paperback – April 29, 2003 by Antony Beevor (Author), US.

"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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 544 pages
• Dimensions 138 x 213 x 31mm | 510g
• Publication date 01 May 2003
• Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint Penguin USA
• Publication City/Country New York, NY, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reissue
• ISBN10 0142002801
• ISBN13 9780142002803