On 30th April 1945 the world is in chaos - American and Russian forces have linked up in the middle of Germany, but the fighting continues. The roads of Germany are full of people - Jews who have survived concentration camps, Allied POWs trying to get home, and Nazis on the run. The civilian population under German control will run out of food in less that a fortnight. The man whose dream of a 1000-year Reich began this nightmare is in a bunker beneath the streets of Berlin saying his farewells. By 3pm he will be dead. This book is pure chronological narrative, as seen through the eyes of those who were there in the bunker, those waiting for news back home, or fighting in the streets of Germany, or pacing the corridors of power in Washington, London and Moscow.
Marshall is back in Washington, thirty-nine hundred miles from the front. He is chief of staff of the army and chief military adviser to President Roosevelt. No other officer in the combined Allied armies has more power and influence ...
A film adaptation of" Inside Hitler's Bunker, entitled "The Downfall, has become a European blockbuster.
The Last Days of Hitler
In this groundbreaking book, which reads like a riveting detective story, Ada Petrova and Peter Watson provide the answers to these two questions.
"--New York Times Here is an unforgettable, graphic account of the final days in the Führer's headquarters, deep under the shattered city of Berlin as World War II in Europe drew to a close.
The collective experiences Kluge paints here are jarring, poignant and imbued with meaning.
Hitler's personal secretary reveals the experience of day-to-day life beside one of history's true monsters.
They also provide new insights into military events—such as Hitler’s initial feeling that the 6th Army should pull out of Stalingrad. Shortly before he died, Misch wrote a new introduction for this English-language edition.
Interned until 12 May 1948 . 7. Heinz Linge , b Bremen 23 March 1913 , d Bremen 1980 ; profession : mason ; 1933 joins the Leibstandarte - SS Adolf Hitler ( LSSAH , Hitler's bodyguard ) ; 1935–1945 Hitler's valet ; 2 May 1945 taken ...
This book was written immediately after the war and expanded for this edition.