4.4
Geschiedenis
The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich
The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater. The last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, it devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come.
The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan's compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, "to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to endure more militarily correct than to win."
The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781483072845
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 12 juli 2012
4.4
Geschiedenis
The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich
The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater. The last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, it devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and marked the final defeat of Nazi Germany. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal battles, whose outcome would shape international politics for decades to come.
The Last Battle is Cornelius Ryan's compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate imperatives of survival, where, as the author describes it, "to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to endure more militarily correct than to win."
The Last Battle is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.
© 2012 Blackstone Publishing (Luisterboek): 9781483072845
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 12 juli 2012
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Maggie
9 jun 2018
Cornelius Ryan is an awesome storyteller. Excellent book. Great reader.
Paul
5 dec 2015
Uitstekend overzicht. Van details van burgers en soldaten in de frontlinies, tot politieke intriges in het achterland, Cornelius Ryan behandelt alle aspecten van deze laatste grote slag van de Tweede Wereld Oorlog in Europa.
Rutger
4 jan 2022
Great insight. Superbly read.
Jacqueline
27 okt 2016
Ongelofelijk verhaal. Prachtig beschreven. Een aanrader.
Gijs
19 apr 2023
A very thorough summary of all important events and well written. A bit dated however
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