BERLIN DANCE OF DEATH

This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. A teenager's account of his experiences as a conscript during the final desperate six weeks of the Third Reich's existence, supplemented with notes and photographs to illustrate how his experiences fitted into the overall picture. After some basic training on the Eastern Front, Helmut Altner is caught up in the massive Soviet assault on Berlin, fights against turncoat "Seylditz-Troops", retreats successfully, and then takes part in the defence of the western suburb of Spandau, where he becomes one of the only two survivors of his company of teenagers. An abortive attempt to desert leads to him fighting in the battle for the Olympic Stadium in the U-Bahn tunnels toward the city centre. Returning to barracks, he then takes part in the break-out to the west that turns into a bloodbath for soldiers and civilians alike, only to be wounded and finally captured. Ref A5 4.…