Zhukov at the Oder: The Decisive Battle for Berlin

By Tony Le Tissier and Tony Tissier

Book Overview

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 unfolded

On 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 K strin, and take the Seelow Heights.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811736091
• ISBN13: 9780811736091
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"