The battle for Berlin

About this book

This is the story of the last few months of the struggle for Europe - the January battles the summit meeting at Yalta the Rhine and Oder crossings the capture of Berlin itself and the plight of the Berliners among whom Hitler lived out his last days. Not until Berlin was captured could the Second World War be said to be over and General Strawson who lived through those stirring days has written a riveting account of them. Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the fall of Berlin this book is both comprehensive and comprehensible concentrating on the strategy and tactics of the forces involved rather than the terrible human tragedy that ensued as the bitter fighting drew to a close.