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1966
by Collins (U.K.)
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Hardcover, 463 pages
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The battle for Berlin, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, began at 4 a.m., Monday, April 16, 1945. At that moment, flares burst in the s…more
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Enjoyed this immensely. Ryan once again threads incidents into a very readable tale about the race to Berlin between the Allies. I wish history was this interesting when taught in school!
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Feb 10, 2010
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Read in January, 2007
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Very good accout of the last days of Berlin, their people, the soviets, the amis.
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Read in November, 2008
Like Ryan's other books, this is a classic of World War 2 history ... highly recommended for those interested in the subject. Does a wonderful job humanizing some of the most epic figures of the war (and tells the story of many unknown civilians caught in the battle). The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is that the book (a groundbreaker when it was written in the sixties) suffers in comparison to some of the very best recent works like Max Hastings's "Armageddon."
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I read this book while working on my undergrad thesis, and was actually shocked by how Cold War racist it was. I don't really have a better term for it than that...his discussion of the rape in Berlin basically attributed it to the Russians being "Mongols" and "Tartars". Interesting, and completely normal for the period in which it was written, but somewhat disturbing.
P.S. If I'm remembering the book wrong, tell me.
P.S. If I'm remembering the book wrong, tell me.
Read in January, 1987
The last in the series that I read of Ryan's. It really put in perspective of how fearful the German civilians were of the Russian Army. Good eyewitness accounts of Hitler's last Days. Again this book is written just like the other two, not too technically detailed, but you get the feeling of what is happening.
After reading "The Longest Day" about a well-covered topic like D-Day, it was interesting to read Ryan's account of the Battle for Berlin, something I knew far less about. Ryan was a master story-teller.
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Read in January, 2007
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written by the guy who wrote THE LAST DAY...A STORY OF NORMANDY INVASION.
THIS IS ABOUT THE BATTLE OF BERLIN.
GIVEN TO ME BY A NEIGHBOR....EXCELLENT BOOK
THIS IS ABOUT THE BATTLE OF BERLIN.
GIVEN TO ME BY A NEIGHBOR....EXCELLENT BOOK
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Details the fight for Berlin in the last days of WW2. Very well written.
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Hadiah yg sangat menyenangkan dari Erie di Bandung waktu Citiwalk :)
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