On January 31, 1945, the Red Army stood on a line along the Oder River, about thirty-five miles east of Berlin. The fall of the Third Reich seemed imminent, especially with Marshal Georgi Zhukov leading the offensive, but the Soviets would not reach the German capital for more than two months, after a bloody campaign to establish bridgeheads across the Oder, seize the fortress of Kustrin, and take the Seelow Heights. While many historians have tended to focus on the final battle in Berlin, Tony Le Tissier provides a detailed account of how the Soviets fought their way to the city.
- ISBN10 0811736091
- ISBN13 9780811736091
- Publish Date 22 September 2009 (first published 13 February 1996)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stackpole Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384
- Language English