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Armageddon

The Battle for Germany 1944-45

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Armageddon

By: Max Hastings
Narrated by: John Sessions
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In this compelling study Max Hastings addresses the big human and military questions. Why did the Allies not win the war in 1944, when they were vastly stronger than the Germans? Why did the Russians produce the best generals? What was it like to fight the British, American, German and Soviet armies?

Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.

©2005 Max Hastings; (P)2005 Macmillan Digital Audio 20th Century Europe Germany Military Modern War Western Europe Soviet Union Russia Imperialism Submarine Holocaust Middle Ages Interwar Period

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As a military historian Max Hastings has few equals.
Max Hastings now stands in the first rank of writers on modern war.
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What can you say about a Max Hasting book, it is fantastic, the research that must have gone into this book must is beyond my imagination. It really is a worthwhile read. Highly commend it.

Another Hastings success

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Eye watering, informative and brilliantly told. The inhumanity and horror of Europe 1944-45 and the despicable cruelty of the Nazis and Red armies bought to light.

The destruction of the east

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Where does Armageddon rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The book is a very well written account of the last few months of the Third Reich from the events just before Operation Market Garden in the autumn 1944 to its eventual collapse in May 1945.

Shame its not slightly longer because I enjoyed listening to it so much

Have you listened to any of John Sessions’s other performances? How does this one compare?

First time I have listened to a book narrated by John Sessions but he does a great job here

An excellent book

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Good introduction to this period of WW2 in the West. Good use of eye witness statements.

A broad brush history of Sept 44 to May.

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I would have liked more detail on the battle for Berlin City
overall interesting book

battle for Berlin

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