A fascinating read. There was never any doubt that Germany would be defeated but what makes this so interesting is the race between the Russians and the allies to get to Berlin first.
I saw Beevor at the Auckland writers festival a few years back and he stated he is now persona non grata in Russia. They are a bit sensitive about his writing about the raping and pillaging that the Russians did on their track west so he no longer has access to their archives.
The Nazi's were a gang, nothing more , nothing less. I have little sympathy for the German people, they were grinning when they were winning but when it turned they seemed to forget about the misery they had caused across the world.
Time well spent reading this. Beevor is a very easy read ,unlike a lot of history you don't get bogged down with with detail that is not relevant to the now.
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