With Our Backs to Berlin
The Germany Army in Retreat 1945
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2005
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-3751-1 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-3751-1 (ISBN)
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Based upon interviews with a wide-range of former German Army and SS soldiers, these unique personal episodes vividly depict the extraordinary circumstances of the Third Reich's final days as armies closed in from all sides. Le Tissier's interviews link the brutality of combat with the humanity of the desperate battles.
In the final months of the Second World War, the German Army was in full retreat on both its Western and Eastern Fronts. British and American troops were poised to cross the River Rhine in the west, while in the east the vast Soviet war machine was steamrolling the soldiers of the Third Reich back towards the capital, Berlin. Even in retreat, the German Army was still a force to be reckoned with and vigorously defended every last bridge, castle, town and village against the massive Russian onslaught.
Tony Le Tissier’s interviews provide access to vivid first-hand accounts of the fighting retreat. The dramatic descriptions of combat are contrasted with insights into the human dimension of these desperate battles, reminding the reader that many of the German soldiers whose stories we read shared similar values to the average British ‘Tommy’ or the American GI.
With Our Backs to Berlin is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the final days of the Second World War.
In the final months of the Second World War, the German Army was in full retreat on both its Western and Eastern Fronts. British and American troops were poised to cross the River Rhine in the west, while in the east the vast Soviet war machine was steamrolling the soldiers of the Third Reich back towards the capital, Berlin. Even in retreat, the German Army was still a force to be reckoned with and vigorously defended every last bridge, castle, town and village against the massive Russian onslaught.
Tony Le Tissier’s interviews provide access to vivid first-hand accounts of the fighting retreat. The dramatic descriptions of combat are contrasted with insights into the human dimension of these desperate battles, reminding the reader that many of the German soldiers whose stories we read shared similar values to the average British ‘Tommy’ or the American GI.
With Our Backs to Berlin is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the final days of the Second World War.
TONY LE TISSIER is an acknowledged expert on the 1945 battle of Berlin.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.3.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7509-3751-3 / 0750937513 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-3751-1 / 9780750937511 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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