Fallen eagle: the last days of the Third Reich

CROSS, Robin

ISBN 10: 1854797360 / ISBN 13: 9781854797360

Published by Michael O'Mara Books, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fallen eagle: the last days of the Third Reich
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854797360
• ISBN 13: 9781854797360
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book provides a view of the closing months of World War II in Europe through to the early days of the Cold War which succeeded it. The year 1945 opens with fighting in Holland and the Lower Rhine. In the East, on 12 January, the greatest offensive of the war begins in fog and snow as the Soviets break through German lines on the Vistula, 125 miles south of Warsaw. Hitler, in his Berlin bunker, does not see the destruction of Dresden. As the Allies march on Berlin they find the evidence of the Nazi concentration camps. With Hitler's suicide, German armies surrender to Eisenhower on the 7th May. The Allies uneasy alliance fractures and the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the Western powers begins. The Soviets blockade Berlin but the city is relieved by a massive airlift. From privates to presidents, "Fallen Eagle" brings to life the personal, political and military dramas which altered the map of Europe for half a century.

Review

“This superb book is a must for World War II enthusiasts.”
Chroma

“A very detailed book about the movement of troops on the Eastern and Western fronts, and the decline of the third Reich. This is a great book for someone that is writing a thesis.”
Pamela King - Librarian