The end of World War Two saw an intense and deeply personal struggle for mastery of the Western world amidst the ruins of Berlin. In this thrilling account, bestselling historian Giles Milton recounts the epic four-year drama that would culminate in The Berlin Airlift. Drawing on previously unknown oral and written testimonies, he tells a story of flawed individuals each determined to win and the first battle of the Cold War.
A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin.