Zhukov at the Oder: The Decisive Battle for Berlin (Stackpole Military History Series)

ISBN: 0811736091

Author: Tissier, Tony Le

Condition: Used

First detailed account of the Soviet advance on Berlin in the closing months of World War II The battles that made Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov famous Numerous maps illustrating how operations unfoldedOn January 31, 1945, the Red Army stood on a line along the Oder River, about thirty-five miles east of Berlin. They would not reach Berlin for another two months, after battles to cross the river, seize the fortress of Kstrin, and take the Seelow Heights.