Race for the Reichstag: The 1945 Battle for Berlin

by Tony Le Tissier

Book Overview

Tony Le Tissier's classic account of the battle for Berlin dispels the myths created by Soviet propaganda and describes in graphic detail the Red Army's final offensive against Nazi Germany-the race for the Reichstag.

Among the soldiers of the Red Army, Berlin - and the Reichstag in particular - was seen as the victor's prize. Stalin had promised Berlin to Marshal Zhukov, but the latter's blundering in the preliminary battle forced a dramatic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848842309
• ISBN13: 9781848842304
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"