Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute

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On 30th April 1945 Germany is in chaos...Russian troops have reached Berlin. All over the country, people are on the move - concentration camp survivors, Allied PoWs, escaping Nazis - and the civilian population is fast running out of food. The man who orchestrated this nightmare is in his bunker beneath the capital, saying his farewells.This is the gripping story of Hitler's final hours, as seen through the eyes of those who were with him in the bunker; those fighting in the streets of Germany; and those pacing the corridors of power in Washington, London and Moscow.30th April 1945 was a day that millions had dreamed of, and millions had died for.

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Beyond fascinating... this book brings to life a thousand different people in the most dramatic moment of the last century'
"Mesmerising". * Daily Mail *
"Fascinating". * The Sun *
"Compelling". * Radio Times *

Author Bio

Emma Craigie is a writer and teacher. She is the author of Chocolate Cake with Hitler and What Was Never Said. She lives in Somerset with her husband and four children. Jonathan Mayo joined the BBC in 1987, first working in radio and then television, where he won awards for his documentaries. He is the author of four other books from the Minute by Minute series: The Assassination of JFK, D-Day, Hitler's Last Day and Titanic. He lives in Surrey with his wife and son.