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Race for the Reichstag: The 1945 Battle for Berlin
Tony Tissier
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Description for Race for the Reichstag: The 1945 Battle for Berlin
Paperback. Includes Soviet and German Orders of Battle, Zhukov's orders for artillery support in the Berlin street-fighting phase, and the F'uhrer order. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Tony Le Tissier's classic account of the battle for Berlin dispels the myths created by Soviet propaganda and describes in graphic detail the Red Army's final offensive against Nazi Germany - the race for the Reichstag. Among the soldiers of the Red Army, Berlin - and the Reichstag in particular - was seen as the victor's prize. Stalin had promised Berlin to Marshal Zhukov, but the latter's blundering in the preliminary battle forced a dramatic change of plan. Stalin chastened his subordinates, then allowed Marshal Koniev, Zhukov's rival, to launch one of his powerful tank armies at the city. The ... Read more
Tony Le Tissier's classic account of the battle for Berlin dispels the myths created by Soviet propaganda and describes in graphic detail the Red Army's final offensive against Nazi Germany - the race for the Reichstag. Among the soldiers of the Red Army, Berlin - and the Reichstag in particular - was seen as the victor's prize. Stalin had promised Berlin to Marshal Zhukov, but the latter's blundering in the preliminary battle forced a dramatic change of plan. Stalin chastened his subordinates, then allowed Marshal Koniev, Zhukov's rival, to launch one of his powerful tank armies at the city. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
684g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848842304
SKU
V9781848842304
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About Tony Tissier
During many years working in several senior official positions in Berlin - including spells as provost marshal and British governor of Spandau prison - Tony Le Tissier has accumulated a vast knowledge of the campaign the led up to the fall of Berlin. He has researched every aspect of the 1945 battle for the city in unprecedented detail and has ... Read more
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