The Last Battle; The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
by Cornelius Ryan
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0684803291
- ISBN 13
- 9780684803296
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1995 Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, New York. 1995. Softcover/Trade Wraps. 6th Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for remainder mark on the text block bottom. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight tip and edge bumps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 571pp 8vo. This is the story of the last three weeks of war in Europe as the Russians advanced from the East and Allies withdrew to the West leaving the German Capital of Berlin open to the Russians. This a sweeping record of what people saw, felt, and thought in those three climactic weeks of Germany's Gotterdammerung. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
An account of the events leading up to the fall of Berlin and the end of World War II.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009976
- Title
- The Last Battle; The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin
- Author
- Cornelius Ryan
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684803291
- ISBN 13
- 9780684803296
- Publisher
- Touchstone/Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- World War II, World War II in Europe, The Fall of Berlin, Russian Army, General Zkukov, Red Army, German Surrender, V-E Day, Stalin, Hitler, The Rape of Berlin,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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