The Fall of Hitler's Fortress City: The Battle for Knigsberg, 1945

"A superb portrait of a forgotten but vital World War II battle of strategic importance and bestial savagery" (Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times–bestselling author of The Romanovs)

Through firsthand accounts, as well as archival material, The Fall of Hitler's Fortress City tells the dramatic story of the place and people that bore the brunt of Russia's vengeance against the Nazi regime.

In 1945, in the face of the advancing Red Army, two and a half million people were forced out of Ge...