With Our Backs to BerlinBased upon interviews with a wide-range of former German Army and SS soldiers, these unique personal episodes vividly depict the extraordinary circumstances of the Third Reich's final days as armies closed in from all sides. LeTissier's interviews link the brutality of combat with the humanity of the desperate battles. |
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The Last Defender of Schloss Thorn | 5 |
With Our Backs to Berlin | 17 |
The Siege of Klessin | 58 |
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