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"A powerful pick... It comes packed with action shots and photos, first-hand accounts from soldiers on both sides - most of which have never appeared in English - and follows the months between the arrival of the Red Army in Germany to the collapse of Hitler's regime. No military collection strong in World War II should be without this specific, in-depth analysis." - The Midwest Book Review (December 2010)
."..[a] marvelously written and illustrated new work with excellent maps on a series of battles too long overlooked ... deserves to be read by any true devotee of World War II." -"Military Advisor "(Winter 2010/2011)
."..[a] marvelously written and illustrated new work with excellent maps on a series of battles too long overlooked ... deserves to be read by any true devotee of World War II." -"Military Advisor "(Winter 2010/2011)
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In September 1944 the Soviet Army poured into German territory, flooding the martial heartland of the Reich, Prussia. Hopelessly outnumbered by the human wave of the Red Army, the Wehrmacht fought on with determination, but was gradually beaten back. This book describes the great battles that marked the Soviet conquest of Prussia, from Memel to Konigsberg, the Heiligenbeil Pocket to Danzig. Using accounts never before published in English, Prit Buttar looks at the campaign both from a command level, and from the perspective of normal soldiers on the front line.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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For any who find the final period of the war fascinating, this is the book for you. Chock full of stories from soldiers, civilians and navy men - from both sides - Battleground Prussia shows how the Germans put up stubborn resistance against the Soviets as they crept onto German soil. Although the first 150 pages are a bit slow, as if the author was getting used to writing his first book, which it is, the last 300 pages more than make up for it, as the reader marvels at the achievements of the Kriegsmarine, during the evacuations from Memel, Hela and Windau. In short this is a worthy book, as it documents a period not normally covered in more general histories of the war. The film Joy Division [DVD] [2006] also covers the German flight from the east, and may prove an interesting companion to this book for the historically aware.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent book covering the final debacle of the wermacht in the east,
. Very little has been written in English concerning this tragic and complicated series of battles in Prussia in 1945. The author succeeds in combining miltary fact with human experience and in making a very readable book. For anyone interested in completing a thorough knowledge on the Nazi-Soviet conflict , this is a must.
. Very little has been written in English concerning this tragic and complicated series of battles in Prussia in 1945. The author succeeds in combining miltary fact with human experience and in making a very readable book. For anyone interested in completing a thorough knowledge on the Nazi-Soviet conflict , this is a must.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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There is much more to the Eastern Front in 1945 than 'just' the fall of Berlin as this excellent new study shows.
The battles for East and West Prussia and the 'Baltic balcony' were particularly ferocious as a wealth of first-hand accounts - from soldiers and civilians - testify. The author has done considerable service both for serious military historians, interested in the movements of armies, and the lay historian, interested in the human element of war. Particularly useful if you read it alongside Noble's study on the Eastern Front in 1945: Nazi Rule and the Soviet Offensive in Eastern Germany, 1944-1945: The Darkest Hour
A must for anyone interested in the Eastern Front and the 'Endkampf' in particular. The best Ostfront book I've picked up since Mike Jones' The Retreat.
The battles for East and West Prussia and the 'Baltic balcony' were particularly ferocious as a wealth of first-hand accounts - from soldiers and civilians - testify. The author has done considerable service both for serious military historians, interested in the movements of armies, and the lay historian, interested in the human element of war. Particularly useful if you read it alongside Noble's study on the Eastern Front in 1945: Nazi Rule and the Soviet Offensive in Eastern Germany, 1944-1945: The Darkest Hour
A must for anyone interested in the Eastern Front and the 'Endkampf' in particular. The best Ostfront book I've picked up since Mike Jones' The Retreat.
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1944-45. war in prussia.
very interesting account of the horrific situation in the east and west prussian area of germany . In the last few months of the second world war the book gives a realistic account... Read more
Published 6 months ago by W. Graham
Prussian Beauty
Bought as a present. The receipiant found the text very focused & to the point. Very useful. The maps could do with being a little larger to show some really revivant detail.
Published 7 months ago by MaTaz
In the East the wind is blowing.....
A most interesting and well-written account of the collapse of the Eastern Front as the Russians finally cross the border of the Third Reich. Read more
Published 9 months ago by H. T. Davies
Outstanding - I read it twice!
One of the best books I have ever read on the Ostfront. Extensive use of first hand accounts from both Germans and Russians. This book is hard to put down.
Published 10 months ago by JohnnyG
The bear belongs to me - after all, I killed it - Josef Stalin
Why do men willingly fight when all is lost? Battleground Prussia is about the closing of World War 2 in Europe, the Soviet Armies mass against their nemesis the Germans, this time... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gisli Jokull Gislason
Exciting but lacking a strategic context
This is a good read. It captures the confusion in the German army as the Russians pour through East Prussia and Poland. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Robert Ward
Highly Researched, A Terrific Read
The author has written an eminently satisfying read, blending good tactical battle coverage, commentary and appraisal of that coverage, many anecdotal experiences of soldiers... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dave History Student
Outstanding
Having read nearly every book on the 'Ostfront' Prit's book stands head and shoulders above the rest. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Captain Tommy
A Great Narrative!
I bought this book as I have been trying for years to find a good history covering the battles around East Prussia towards the end of the war. I was not disappointed by this book! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr. L. Mackinlay
Excellent account of one of the bloodier campaigns of WW2
This is a good book from a new author; Prit Buttar, a former army surgeon, he explores the details of the German collapse along the Baltic coast in the last 4 months of the War. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Cameron Aitken
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