Berlin Dance of Death - Hardcover

Altner, Helmut; Le Tissier, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0971170940 ISBN 13: 9780971170940

Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc, 2002

Synopsis

BRAND NEW HARD COVER BOOK IN MINT CONDITION UNREAD WITH DUSTJACKET, 1st EDITION PUBLISHED BY SPELLMOUNT LIMITED, Staplehurst, Kent, United Kingdom BERLIN DANCE OF DEATH by HELMUT ALTNER Description of book: A teenager's account of his experiences as a conscript during the final desperate six weeks of the Third Reich's existence, supplemented with notes and photographs to illustrate how his experiences fitted into the overall picture. After some basic training on the Eastern Front, Helmut Altner is caught up in the massive Soviet assault on Berlin, fights against turncoat "Seylditz-Troops", retreats successfully, and then takes part in the defence of the western suburb of Spandau, where he becomes one of the only two survivors of his company of teenagers. An abortive attempt to desert leads to him fighting in the battle for the Olympic Stadium in the U-Bahn tunnels toward the city centre. Returning to barracks, he then takes part in the break-out to the west that turns into a bloodbath for soldiers and civilians alike, only to be wounded and finally captured. ISBN: 1-86227-155-0

About this title

About the Author:

Helmut Altner specializes in World War II historical non-fiction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971170940
• ISBN 13: 9780971170940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248