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" I’ve never heard of the indifference of the Berliners to the Hitler’s Natzisocialism movement. Imagine having to import enthusiasts from Munich to fill the cheering space. And that from a municipality of 2 millions. "
- James Scott, 1/1/2022
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" Ryan was able to interview the key players; something today's authors cannot. Very nice read. "
- Robert, 2/14/2014
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" Pretty OK Book about the battle of Berlin. "
- Steve, 2/9/2014
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" I loved this book, I could have read 300 more pages. Great lines like "as she took shelter from the air raid in the basement of her Kreuzberg apartment" or "then the russians tanks were at Unter den Linden". The Generals and troop movements were easy to understand and a ton of the book was devoted to the civilian population that had to endure the chaos. Entertaining to read about how all the politics of high command operated back in that era - Eisenhower would send "cables" to communicate with the other generals and the politicians in DC. They were time consuming to draft and send, so it appears that the total work output for a man that's running a whole world war while working non-stop, drinking gallons of coffee and smoking 60 cigarettes a day totaled to about 8 emails a day. Definitely different times... "
- Bazbal666, 1/22/2014
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" Interesting book about the fall of Berlin at the end of World War II. Lots of stuff I had never heard. Read by the inimitable Simon Vance. "
- Diana, 1/18/2014
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" I read this years ago, but as it was written prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union it may be a bit dated now. "
- Tony, 1/6/2014
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" Another amazing WWII book by the late Mr. Ryan. He does a masterful job of interweaving the lives the civilians in Berlin, the Nazis, and Allied forces. "
- Cade, 1/5/2014
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" To me, the lesser of the three Ryan books, but still an excellent history. "
- Michael, 12/28/2013
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" the politics behind the fall of berlin, why we let the commies get there ahead of us, despite Patton's impatience. "
- Ray, 12/28/2013
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" Great mix of a narrative and history, Cornelius Ryan was one of the best military history authors I've ever read even if it did take me a while to finish reading it. I'd suggest it to anyone wishing to learn about the Battle of Berlin especially the politics and stratagems leading up to it. "
- Crow, 12/15/2013
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" I would not recommend this book. "
- John, 12/15/2013
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" Enjoyed this immensely. Ryan once again threads incidents into a very readable tale about the race to Berlin between the Allies. I wish history was this interesting when taught in school! "
- Mark, 12/2/2013
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" Enjoyed this one. More about the people involved and the reasons behind why the race for Berlin turned out the way it did than the tactical aspects of the battle itself. "
- David, 11/25/2013
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" Incredibly thorough. Reads like a novel. Terrific book. "
- Matt, 11/19/2013
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" A classic. Great detail and narrative makes it read more like a novel than military history. "
- Aaron, 8/20/2013
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" This was a recommendation by Dan Carlin on one of his recent Hardcore History podcasts. Great book and great narration. "
- Ben, 6/26/2013
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" Not as good as "A Bridge Too Far" but still excellent. "
- Mike, 5/22/2013
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" Details the fight for Berlin in the last days of WW2. Very well written. "
- Rae, 3/24/2013
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" Very good accout of the last days of Berlin, their people, the soviets, the amis. "
- Claudio, 3/5/2013
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" Outstanding, my best WW II read in a long time. "
- Tim, 10/22/2012
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" very good book on the last battle of WWII. Ryan's other books on D-Day and Operation Market are very good as well. "
- Shelby, 9/17/2012
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" The same formula as his previous two books.what the population of Berlin suffered was harrowing but it was brought upon them by their mad leader and his henchmen. "
- George, 8/8/2012
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" After reading "The Longest Day" about a well-covered topic like D-Day, it was interesting to read Ryan's account of the Battle for Berlin, something I knew far less about. Ryan was a master story-teller. "
- Paul, 6/13/2012
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" I'm into the ww ii thing but I think I may be reaching my limit. The perspective from Berliners is interesting to a point, but even I'm getting a little tired of the straight up historical nonfiction. I think I have just read too much of it lately. "
- Todd, 5/9/2012
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