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100		1	_aHASTINGS Max
245		0	_aArmageddon: _bthe battle for Germany 1944-45
260			_aLondon: _bMacmillan, _c2004
300			_axxiv, 664p.
520			_aDraws on personal experiences to give reality and immediacy to the huge and complex events that finally led to the fall of Germany and the end of the Second World War in Europe. The author deliberately avoids extensive coverage of well known episodes such as the fall of Berlin, focusing instead not just on the military progress, but also on lesser known events such as the starvation winter of 1944 in Holland, the Red Army's drive westward across Prussia in which at least a million died, and the German camps (extermination, concentration, and POW) which operated with brutal efficiency until the very end of the war. The introduction provides a guide to the principal military commanders of all forces, and the book is illustrated with maps and photographs.
650			_aSECOND WORLD WAR _xEUROPE
650			_aSECOND WORLD WAR _xGERMANY
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