BEEVOR Antony — Berlin. The Downfall 1945. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [WITHOUT DEDICATION]

Viking, [2002]. 8vo., First Edition, with 49 plates on 24 and 16 full-page maps in the text; black cloth, gilt back, pictorial endpapers, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR [WITHOUT DEDICATION] ON TITLE. Detailed and harrowing account by an eminent military historian. The author, with material from former Soviet files, as well as from German, American, British, French and Swedish archives, has reconstructed the experiences of the millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse. Includes well-chosen selection of photographs (many not previously published) and bibliography. Signed copies are scarce.