In early 1945, the Red Army plunged into the Third Reich from the east,
rolling up territory and crushing virtually everything in its path, with
one exception: the city of Breslau, which Hitler had declared a
fortress-city, to be defended to the death. This book examines in detail
the notorious four-month siege of Breslau.- The first full-length
English-language account of the bloody siege- Chronicles the bitter
struggle as the Red Army encircled Breslau and eventually pillaged the
city, taking savage retribution on the survivors- Details the brutal
methods used by the city's Nazi leaders to keep German troops fighting
and maintain order