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Bezig met laden... Death Was Our Companion: The Final Days of the Third Reichdoor Tony Le Tissier MBE
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I picked this up thinking it would be narrative history. In fact, it's eye witness accounts, but unfortunately with the bare minimum of historical and military context, so found it difficult to get into. Skim read a couple of the longish accounts, but they had little to distinguish them. No rating. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
As Hitler's dreams of a Thousand Year Reich crumbled in the face of overwhelming assaults from both East and West in the first months of 1945, the heavily out numbered German armed forces were still capable of fighting with a tenacity and professionalism at odds with the desperate circumstances. While Hitler fantasized about deploying divisions and armies that had long since ceased to exist, boys of fifteen, officer cadets, sailors and veterans of the Great War joined the survivors of shattered formations on the front line. Leading historian Tony Le Tissier gives a German perspective to the mayhem and bloodshed of the last months of the Second World War in Europe. Teenaged Flak auxiliaries recount their experiences alongside veteran Panzergrenadiers attempting to break out of Soviet encirclement. Struggles between the military, industry and the Nazi Party for influence over the defenders of Berlin contrast with a key participant's account of Goebbel's abortive attempt to conclude a cease-fire with the Soviets. This is fascinating reading for anybody interested in the ordinary soldier's experience of the culminating battles in central Europe in 1945. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.542130922History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Campaigns and battles by theatre European theatre Germany & Central EuropeLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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