Hello gentlemen,

I hope you can/ will help me out.
Tony Le Tissier was the last British Governor of Spandau Allied Prison and a writer/historian. His work 'Berlin Then and Now' is hold in high esteem.

Are the following books of the same ( serious ) quality ?
-Slaughter at Halbe
-With our backs to Berlin
-Death was our companion
-Berlin dance of death
-The battle for Berlin

As you can tell I'm interested in the apocalyptical struggle for Berlin, but I like to read serious history books.

Regards,
I-16 Rata

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I have read

Berlin dance of death: great book on the battles in Berlin , you can almost smell the smoke and blood.

Slaughter at Halbe. Ok book but rather fast to read. Got interesting details on the battles South East of Berlin but like I said felt a bit short.

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This is purely my own opinion, Rata - 'Berlin:Then & Now' is indeed a most excellent book but then, most books produced by the team at 'After The Battle' are just that !

But Tony le Tissier's other books, while interesting and very readable, I'd hesitate to class as 'serious history' in the same way as, for instance, John Erickson - I'm not sure that they're 'in-depth' enough. But they contain interesting personal accounts.

IMHO his best book ( excepting 'B : T&N ' ) is the one he wrote about the final era at Spandau which is, of course, based on his own personal experiences.

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Hello gentlemen,

Thank you for your reactions. I've ordered 'Race for the Reichstag: The 1945 Battle for Berlin'(1999). It's written from the Soviet point of view, and the reviews were good ( for what it's worth ). As for most other books from this author I am a bit sceptical. Thanks.

Regards,
I-16 Rata

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read this book entitled " Berlin dance of death "

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