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The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin

Cornelius Ryan

Paperback | Pages: 571 pages

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Title	:	The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
Author	:	Cornelius Ryan
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Touchstone Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 571 pages
Published	:	May 1st 1995 by Simon Schuster (first published January 1st 1966)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. War. World War II. Military. Military History. Military Fiction. Cultural. Germany

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The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come. Cornelius Ryan's compelling account of this final battle is a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, “to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.” It is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.

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Original Title:	The Last Battle
ISBN:	0684803291 (ISBN13: 9780684803296)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Berlin,1945(Germany)

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The Last Battle is a bundle of Stars, 5 at least bringing you another chapter in Cornelius Ryans historical storytelling of WWII. An excellent account of the end of Nazi Germany for the novice, amateur and professional historian alike. Completed in 1966, it remains a wonderful source of first-hand accounts and one of the first to include detailed Soviet accounts of the battle. No mean feat in the middle of the Cold War.Ryan begins with building up the picture of an overwhelmed Germany and a

I have no idea why I had not read this book before now but I am thrilled that I did. I have read several book on the Battle of Berlin but this one stands near, if not at the top, of the list of winners. The author divides the book into sections.....the City, the Generals, the Objective,the Decision, and the Battle. Within each chapter, he supplies intricate detail of each topic without becoming pedantic.....he is telling the story of what happened, as it happened, and does not allow any bias to

Outstanding book! The author packs so much factual evidence in that it's still making my head spin. Loved this book. Would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in WWII history!

Ryan tries the same formula that worked for him in "The Longest Day" and "A Bridge Too Far" but doesn't seem to work as well this time, perhaps because there's lots of politics and top-level scrambling involved and less "action" -- sure, there's action, but not in as great a detail as "A Bridge . . ." -- probably not as much as in "TLD," too, but I haven't read that.Ryan seems to have interviewed scads of people but there's not really a good thread running through the book. And as far as

Ahh.. Cornelius Ryan never disappoints. Another brilliant piece of work from him. Excellent portrayal of the last battle for Berlin and the three main sides (US, Britain, Germany) and the civilian population that were involved in it. Loved it! :)

So well written!I never really enjoyed reading about the World War Battles in a non-fiction format until I had read Vimy by Pierre Berton! This historical account of the the events leading up to the Last Battle for the fall of Berlin was written in the same style. I love how each side was introduced: The Allies (Britain, the US and Russia) and the Germans (civilians, soldiers, SS and the Reich). Because the author used journals, documents, letters and personal interviews of the surviors, this

It's been a crazy hectic couple of weeks for me recently. Ramping up into a new role at my job (work for which I'm postponing to try to catch up on my reviews... PRIORITIES.), travelling for a conference for said new role, getting delayed on my flight home from said conference due to crazy weather, delayed again, flight cancelled, then cancelled again and again, and essentially being stranded for TWO DAYS half a country away from home... and then trying to get caught up with life afterward...