Berlin at War

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Prologue : 'Fèuhrerweather' -- Faith in the Fèuhrer -- A deadly necessity -- A guarded optimism -- Marching on their stomachs -- Brutality made stone -- Unwelcome strangers -- A taste of things to come -- Into oblivion -- An evil cradling -- The people's friend -- The watchers and the watched -- The persistent shadow -- Enemies of the state -- Against all odds -- Reaping the whirlwind -- To unreason and beyond -- Ghost town -- Epilogue : Hope.;"Berlin was the stage upon which the rise and fall of the Third Reich were most visibly played out. The backdrop for lavish Nazi ceremonies. Berlin was also the place where Hitler's empire would ultimately meet its end. Not only was Berlin subjected to the full wrath of the Soviet ground offensive and seige in 1945, but it was also a prime target in the air war, attracting more raids, more aircraft, and more tonnage than any other German city. Combining groundbreaking research with a gripping narrative, Berlin at War is a magnificently detailed portrait of the city--and the people--at the epicenter of the Third Reich." -- Back cover;Berlin was the nerve-centre of Hitler's Germany. It was the backdrop for the most lavish of Nazi ceremonies, the venue for Albert Speer's grandiose plans to forge a new 'world metropolis', and the scene of the final climactic battle to defeat Nazism. Berlin was the stage upon which the rise and fall of the Third Reich was most visibly played out.