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Fest describes in riveting detail the final weeks of the war, from the desperate battles that raged night and day in the ruins of Berlin, fought by boys and old men, to the growing paranoia that marked Hitler’s mental state, to his suicide and the efforts of his loyal aides to destroy his body... read more

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First Sentence

At 3 a.m. several flares rose into the night sky, flooding the bridgehead near Küstrin with brilliant red light.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Joachim C. Fest (Author)

Popular Tags

  1. germany
  2. germany history
  3. history
  4. hitler
  5. military
  6. non-fiction
  7. wwii 
 

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