"Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945" by Max Hastings offers a detailed narrative of the war's final months, recounting the German military's resilience and the human suffering endured by soldiers and civilians alike. Hastings critiques military strategies and presents a sobering portrayal of the conflict's devastating consequences, emphasizing moral complexities amidst warfare.
Just be glad you weren't there
The war to end all wars that started another
The (second) war to end all wars, just started another one.
'An extraordinary evocation of Nazi Germany' - C.J. Sansom
The best book since 1066.
Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale, Beevor's The Second World War never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers and civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this, the most terrible war in history.
From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance
My version: HardbackGenre: Non Fiction History, World War IIPublisher: Harper Press (Harper Collins)First published: 2011Pages: 748ISBN: 978-0-00-733809-2Bought From the cover:"This is a study of the greatest and most terrible event in history, which shows its impact upon hundreds of millions of people around the world - soldiers, sailors and airmen; British housewives and Indian peasants; SS … Continue reading Review: All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max Hastings
