In 1945 the Third Reich was in its death throes, with Hitler holed up in his bunker and the remaining armed forces consisting of young boys, old men and foreign conscripts. The Battle of Berlin was led on the ground by Soviet forces, with air support from the Allies who by this stage saw little need to stage a ground invasion of the city.
The fall of Berlin was marked by the alleged atrocities committed by the Soviet forces, who sought vengeance for Nazi brutalities in the East. On the 30th April Hitler committed suicide and by 2nd May Berlin had fallen. Victory in Europe was declared on 8th May 1945.
Pen & Sword Books have a wide-range of titles covering this final stage of the Second World War.
One of three books in the Battleground series about the Rhine Crossing of March 1945, focusing on the landing of the 17th Airborne Division and the crossing of the 9th US Army, in what was the last great set piece operation carried out by the western Allies during the Second World War. The 9th Army quickly secured a foothold on the eastern bank against relatively little opposition and made steady progress towards the airborne troops, who, landing on heavily defended drop zones overlooked by anti-aircraft weapons, had a much more eventful experience, but despite very heavy casualties were able to secure all of their objectives within a few hours. As with all books in the Battleground series, the concise narrative succeeds in cramming an impressive amount of detailed information, first hand accounts, as well as a great many photographs and maps, into a remarkably small space. As such while it can be used solely as a battlefield guide, it also makes for an easy to read and surprisingly comprehensive.. Read more
Pegasus Archive, Mark Hickman
One of three books in the Battleground series about the Rhine Crossing of March 1945, focusing on the landing of the 17th Airborne Division and the crossing of the 9th US Army, in what was the last great set piece operation carried out by the western Allies during the Second World War. The 9th Army quickly secured a foothold on the eastern bank against relatively little opposition and made steady progress towards the airborne troops, who, landing on heavily defended drop zones overlooked by anti-aircraft weapons, had a much more eventful experience, but despite very heavy casualties were able to secure all of their objectives within a few hours. As with all books in the Battleground series, the concise narrative succeeds in cramming an impressive amount of detailed information, first hand accounts, as well as a great many photographs and maps, into a remarkably small space. As such while it can be used solely as a battlefield guide, it also makes for an easy to read and surprisingly comprehensive.. Read more
Pegasus Archive, Mark Hickman
It is an utterly absorbing memoir which does not dwell at all on matters of Nazi ideology, instead it paints a rare portrait of the last hours of the Third Reich.
Pegasus Archive
It is an utterly absorbing memoir which does not dwell at all on matters of Nazi ideology, instead it paints a rare portrait of the last hours of the Third Reich.
Pegasus Archive
Tony Le Tissier’s Berlin Battlefield Guide is one of the most informative and interesting tours of the great city I have read. I have always been fascinated by Berlin, by the interwar years, the war years and the cold war and the new rebuilt Berlin. I supposed as the grandchild of a Polish soldier I should not be so drawn to that damn city but it is and always has been a City of Intrigue I just wish I had this book with me. As the race to Berlin in World War 2 was taking place Greater Berlin was getting smaller, the defence forces less, the rumours more and the Russians far too close for liking. This book is broken down with maps and pictures starting outside of Berlin showing which Army Division was attempting to defend the city from invasion. Throughout the book we are given directions to each battleground, colour pictures and maps with the defensive maps. More importantly we are given brief descriptions of the action as it took place sometimes using the words of the combatants. This.. Read more
Paul Diggett
Tony Le Tissier’s Berlin Battlefield Guide is one of the most informative and interesting tours of the great city I have read. I have always been fascinated by Berlin, by the interwar years, the war years and the cold war and the new rebuilt Berlin. I supposed as the grandchild of a Polish soldier I should not be so drawn to that damn city but it is and always has been a City of Intrigue I just wish I had this book with me. As the race to Berlin in World War 2 was taking place Greater Berlin was getting smaller, the defence forces less, the rumours more and the Russians far too close for liking. This book is broken down with maps and pictures starting outside of Berlin showing which Army Division was attempting to defend the city from invasion. Throughout the book we are given directions to each battleground, colour pictures and maps with the defensive maps. More importantly we are given brief descriptions of the action as it took place sometimes using the words of the combatants. This.. Read more
Paul Diggett
Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge was never more than a click of the fingers away from his master and stood by him until the end in Berlin in 1945 . . . Now his incredible story has been translated into English for the first time and casts new light on what it was like to be constantly alongside the Nazi despot.
Daily Mail
Hitler's personal valet Heinz Linge was never more than a click of the fingers away from his master and stood by him until the end in Berlin in 1945 . . . Now his incredible story has been translated into English for the first time and casts new light on what it was like to be constantly alongside the Nazi despot.
Daily Mail
One of the best memoirs this review has read for a long time. A must read 10/10
The Great War Magazine
One of the best memoirs this review has read for a long time. A must read 10/10
The Great War Magazine
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The Devil's Workshop
One of the most remarkable episodes of WWII was the Nazi attempt to forge currency and trigger the economic collapse of the Allies. The counterfeit operation was one of the largest the world has ever seen and lead to the postwar reissue of sterling. At the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin, 144 Jewish prisoners of 13 different nationalities… Read more...
