Summary
There are few more dramatic events in war than the fall of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. What increased the terror as Berlin was about to fall was that Hitler continued to preside over the slaughter amid a farce of teacups in the Reichstag.
The echo of the Allied bombings and the crash of the boots of the invading Russians permeate the pages in which David Downing vividly does justice to the drama. Even as Hitler's suicidal moment approaches, it remains incredible that at no time did reality intrude on the genocidal frenzy with which the Nazi dictator engulfed the world. The book is a reminder of what happened and those who allowed it to happen.See the full content of this document
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Allied Bombings, Intrepid Nurse
This is the latest of Mr. Downing's chronicles of the adventures of John Russell, a journalist, and his friend Effi, who has spent her war rescuing Jewish refugees in Germany.
They are trying to sur...See the full content of this document
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