Tony Le Tissier Book order

War correspondent's graphic account of the most famous episode in the final battle for Berlin

A critically-acclaimed impartial account of the twilight of the Third Reich

The story of the last major land battle in Europe that sealed the fate of Berlin - and the Third Reich.

Putting the record straight about the last years of Rudolf Hess's life

Graphic history of the French soldiers who fought for the SS.

Personal accounts by top Red Army commanders of the attack on Berlin in 1945. First publication in English of memoirs long banned in the Soviet Union provide insight into the workings of the Soviet high command and the tensions between the generals.

Focusing on the intense combat between the 94th U.S. Infantry Division and German forces in spring 1945, this comprehensive study reveals the division's remarkable achievements in breaching Germany's Westwall under Patton's command. Tony Le Tissier vividly recounts the battles, highlighting the challenges and sacrifices faced by American soldiers as they fought against overwhelming odds to secure victory. The narrative emphasizes the valor and determination of the troops, offering a detailed exploration of this pivotal moment in World War II.

The unexpected arrival of Soviet troops at the end of January 1945 at the ancient fortress and garrison town of Kustrin came as a tremendous shock to the German High Command-the Soviets were now only 50 miles from Berlin itself. The Red Army needed the vital road and rail bridges passing through Kustrin for their forthcoming assault on the capital, but flooding and their own high command's strategic blunders resulted in a sixty-day siege by two Soviet armies which totally destroyed the town. The delay in the Soviet advance also gave the Germans time to consolidate the defenses shielding Berlin west of the Oder River. Despite Hitler's orders to fight on to the last bullet, the Kustrin garrison commander and 1,000 of the defenders managed a dramatic breakout to the German lines.The protracted siege had an appalling human cost - about 5,000 Germans were killed, 9,000 wounded and 6,000 captured, and the Russians lost 5,000 killed and 15,000 wounded. Tony Le Tissier, in this graphic and painstakingly researched account, has recorded events in extraordinary detail, using the vivid eyewitness testimony of survivors to bring the story of the siege to life.

Set during the final months of World War II, the narrative details a fierce battle at Kustrin, a crucial stronghold near Berlin. As the Red Army advances, the German defense, comprised of high-school students and elderly men, showcases their desperate resistance. Despite being ultimately driven from the city, the Germans manage to engage the Soviets in a protracted sixty-day siege, highlighting the intensity and human cost of the conflict on the Eastern Front.

"In May 1945, as the triumphant Red Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, French soldiers fought back. They were the last surviving members of SS Charlemagne, the Waffen SS division made up of French volunteers. They were among the final defenders of the city and of Hitler's bunker. Their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin and into the conflicts of loyalty faced by the French in the Second World War. Using extended eyewitness testimony from surviving members of the division, Tony Le Tissier reconstructs in graphic detail the part they played in the desperate combat in the devastated German capital"--Jacket