Berlin 1945 - End of the Thousand Year Reich

Informationen zum Autor Peter Antill, illustrated by Peter Dennis Klappentext Hitler's Third Reich was on the brink of total ruin in mid-April 1945, and the Red Army was poised less than 60 miles to the east and ready to seize the German capital. Peter Antill describes the events in this engaging history, examining the Soviets' march towards Berlin and the Germans' final resistance. This book, supplemented with a host of maps and illustrations, provides a vivid portrayal of the death throes of the Third Reich and the end of the war in Europe, exploring the strategy of both sides and the tactics of impromptu urban warfare. Zusammenfassung Hitler's Third Reich was on the brink of total ruin in mid-April 1945, and the Red Army was poised less than 60 miles to the east and ready to seize the German capital. Peter Antill describes the events in this engaging history, examining the Soviets' march towards Berlin and the Germans' final resistance. This book, supplemented with a host of maps and illustrations, provides a vivid portrayal of the death throes of the Third Reich and the end of the war in Europe, exploring the strategy of both sides and the tactics of impromptu urban warfare. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing armies Opposing plans The battle for Berlin Aftermath The Battlefield today Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Peter Antill, Peter D. Antill, Antill Peter
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration), Dennis Peter (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.10.2005
• EAN: 9781841769158
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-915-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Berlin, European History, Germany, Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Warfare and defence, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, USSR, Soviet Union, Battles and campaigns