Soviet Conquest (Hardback)
Berlin 1945
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Pages: 240
ISBN: 9781473821101
Published: 29th September 2014
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How did top Red Army commanders see the assault on Berlin in 1945 – what was their experience of the last, terrible battle of the Second World War in Europe? Personal accounts by the most famous generals involved – Zhukov, Koniev and Chuikov – have been published in English, but the recollections of their principal subordinates haven't been available in the west before, and it is their role in the final Soviet offensive that is the focus of Tony Le Tissier's fascinating book. These were the officers who were responsible for the execution of the Red Army's plan for the assault, in immediate touch with the troops on the front line of the advance. They saw most clearly where the operation succeeded and where it failed. Their recollections, publication of which was long banned in the Soviet Union, throw a new light on the course of battle and on the inner workings of the Red Army command in the final phase of the conflict.
Soviet Conquest is fantastic. The accounts are straightforward, engaging and in terms of understanding how the Soviets fought their way into Berlin, it is outstanding and highly recommended.
War History Online
An interesting and important account of the final battle of the Second World War and seeing an account from the Russian perspective is important to broaden ones view of the war.
Paul Diggett
An interesting and significant account of the final battle of the Second World War.
Waterstones
Essential reading.
Firetrench
About Tony Le Tissier
During many years working in several senior official positions in Berlin - including spells as provost marshal and British governor of Spandau prison - Tony Le Tissier has accumulated a vast knowledge of the campaign the led up to the fall of Berlin.
He has researched every aspect of the 1945 battle for the city in unprecedented detail and has published a series of outstanding books on the subject, inlcuding The Battle of Berlin 1945, Farewell to Spandau, Berlin Then and Now, Zhukov at the Oder, Slaughter at Halbe, The Third Reich Then and Now, With Our Backs to Berlin, Death Was Our Companion, Berlin Battlefield Guide: Third Reich and Cold War and The Siege of Küstrin 1945: Gateway to Berlin.