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Artist
Altner, Helmut; Le Tissier, Tony
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
ISBN
9780971170940
EAN
9780971170940
Publication Year
2007
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Book Title
Berlin Dance of Death
Author
Tony Le Tissier, Helmut Altner
Item Length
9in.
Original Language
German
Publisher
Case Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Genre
History
Topic
Military / World War II
Item Width
6in.
Number of Pages
VII, 248 Pages
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Product Information
This is one of the most vivid accounts of destruction and hopelessness we have ever seen. It is a 17-year-old German conscript's experiences in the defense of Berlin during the spring of 1945 - the last desperate days of Berlin - annotated and illustrated to show his part in the overall picture. Altner's account covers in detail recruit training on the front line after only ten days in barracks, the execution of deserters and action against the Red Army and turncoat German 'Seydlitz' Troops. He tells of the retreat back to Berlin with full kit, escaping capture time after time and the annihilation of nearly all his company in just one action. He gives detailed descriptions of house to house fighting in the Spandau sector of Berlin, the battle for the Olympic Stadium, the sacrifice of Hitler Youths, fighting in the city's subway tunnels and the disastrous attempt at a breakout to the west, culminating in his final capture. This is an account of war at its most basic and brutal level, of the collapse of everything familiar and the hopelessness of imminent defeat.