Ebook: Soviet Conquest: Berlin 1945

How did top Red Army commanders see the assault on Berlin in 1945 - what was their experience of the last, terrible battle of the Second World War in Europe? Personal accounts by the most famous generals involved - Zhukov, Koniev and Chuikov - have been published in English, but the recollections of their principal subordinates haven't been available in the west before, and it is their role in the final Soviet offensive that is the focus of Tony Le Tissier's fascinating book. These were the officers who were responsible for the execution of the Red Army's plan for the assault, in immediate tou.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; List of Plates; Introduction; Chapter 1: Spearhead By Marshal of Tank Troops Michael Yefimovitch Katukov; Chapter 2: Main Striking Force By High Marshal of Tank Troops Amasasp Chatshaturovitch Babadshanian; Chapter 3: Special Duties By Marshal of Engineers Victor Kondratievitch Chartshenko; Chapter 4: Battle Comrades By Army-General Stanislav Poplavski; Chapter 5: The Steel Guard By Lieutenant-Colonel Wenjamin Borissovich Mironov; Chapter 6: Years in Tanks By General David Abramovitch Dragunski; Conclusion.