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Berlin: The Downfall 1945

Book • 2007
This book by Antony Beevor reconstructs the events of the Battle of Berlin in 1945, describing the Red Army's advance and the brutal final days of the Third Reich.

It includes accounts of widespread rape, pillage, and destruction, as well as acts of courage and endurance.

Beevor draws on Soviet and German archives and numerous eyewitness accounts to provide a detailed and harrowing portrait of the battle and its aftermath.

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Dan Snow
as the author of the book that explains the strategic moves that brought the Red Army to the gates of Berlin, the desperation of the German defense and the tragic fate of Berlin's civilian population.
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The Battle of Berlin with Sir Antony Beevor
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Saul David
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Antony Beevor
's books, alongside Ardennes 1944.
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