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Berlin

The Downfall 1945: The authoritative history book uncovering the final days of the Nazi Third Reich

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By: Antony Beevor
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Berlin by Antony Beevor, read by Peter Noble.


Berlin: The Downfall 1945 is Antony Beevor's brilliant account of the fall of the Third Reich.

The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks, mass rape, pillage and destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to death or were massacred because Nazi Party chiefs, refusing to face defeat, had forbidden the evacuation of civilians. Over seven million fled westwards from the terror of the Red Army.

Antony Beevor reconstructs the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse, telling a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanatacism, revenge and savagery, but also one of astonishing endurance, self-sacrifice and survival against all odds.

 Europe Germany Military Russia Western Europe Revenge Imperialism War Survival Scary Holocaust Suspenseful Thought-Provoking Soviet Union Red Army
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Critic reviews

Fascinating, extraordinary, gripping
A masterpiece of modern historical writing (Michael Burleigh)
This brilliant storyteller makes us feel the chaos and the fear as if every drop of blood was our own. It is much more than just a humane account; it is compellingly readable, deeply researched, and beautifully written (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
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This well researched book is full of horrendous detail. It is very well read. A must if interested in WWII.

War and horror

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Many years ago and decided to revisit it, still as good as I remember, so would recommend

Already read this book

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Very well researched and narrated. found the detail fascinating and description of suffering at times hard to hear. The futility of the destruction wrought on Germany is almost beyond belief.

Journey to self destruction.

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The content is good, but the way it has been presented was giving a sense that ,’I am out of breath’ , kind of gave this book a discounted factor. I don’t understand why the narrator has to stretch his every last breath to finish the sentence. It was giving me a breathing difficulties too!

Out of breath narrator

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Superbly written and the narration does it justice. Graphic detail presents the true horror of war but provide such an interesting insight into the downfall or Hitler and the Reich. Excellent book

An incredibly graphic and gripping account of the Fall of the Reich

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