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Berlin
- Author
- Antony Beevor
- Narrator
- Peter Noble
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 6 July 2017
- Run Time
- 18 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Second World War, Modern warfare, European history, Battles / military campaigns, Military and defence strategy, True war and combat stories, Land forces and warfare
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Berlin by Antony Beevor, read by Peter Noble.
Berlin: The Downfall 1945 is Antony Beevor's brilliant account of the fall of the Third Reich.
The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks, mass rape, pillage and destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to death or were massacred because Nazi Party chiefs, refusing to face defeat, had forbidden the evacuation of civilians. Over seven million fled westwards from the terror of the Red Army.
Antony Beevor reconstructs the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse, telling a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanatacism, revenge and savagery, but also one of astonishing endurance, self-sacrifice and survival against all odds.
Critics Review
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Fascinating, extraordinary, gripping
Jeremy Paxman
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A masterpiece of modern historical writing
Guardian
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This brilliant storyteller makes us feel the chaos and the fear as if every drop of blood was our own. It is much more than just a humane account; it is compellingly readable, deeply researched, and beautifully written
Spectator
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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4.0 5.0
Great book.
A little too long on the Russian rape of Germans and a little short on the West's role at capitulation of Germany.
Otherwise can thoroughly recommend.
The narration was flawless.David Turner 2023-03-27
Details
- Author
- Antony Beevor
- Narrator
- Peter Noble
- Duration
- 18 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 July 2017
- ISBN
- 9780241982631
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Second World War, Modern warfare, European history, Battles / military campaigns, Military and defence strategy, True war and combat stories, Land forces and warfare
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Berlin by Antony Beevor, read by Peter Noble. Berlin: The Downfall 1945 is Antony Beevor's brilliant account of the fall of the Third Reich.The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks, mass rape, pillage and destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to death or were massacred because Nazi Party chiefs, refusing to face defeat, had forbidden the evacuation of civilians. Over seven million fled westwards from the terror of the Red Army.Antony Beevor reconstructs the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse, telling a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanatacism, revenge and savagery, but also one of astonishing endurance, self-sacrifice and survival against all odds.
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