Berlin: The Downfall 1945: The Number One Bestseller (Paperback)

'Recounts, in harrowing details and with formidable skill, the brutal death-throes of Hitler's Reich at the hands of the rampaging Red Army.' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent

'An irresistibly compelling narrative, of events so terrible that they still have the power to provoke wonder and awe.' - Adam Sisman, Observer

'Brilliant. Combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with a novelist's eye for detail.' - Orlando Figes, Sunday Times

'Startling, chilling, compelling. Beevor's writing burns like a torch at night in a landscape of ruins.' - LiteraryReview

'Powerful, diligently researched and beautifully written . . . even better than Stalingrad.' - Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday

'Fascinating, extraordinary, gripping.' - Jeremy Paxman 

'A masterpiece of modern historical writing.' - Michael Burleigh, Guardian 

'This brilliant storyteller makes us feel the chaos and the fear as if every drop of blood was our own. It is much more than just a humane account; it is compellingly readable, deeply researched, and beautifully written.' - Simon Sebag Montefiore, Spectator