Taking Berlin

“Dugard writes with vibrant clarity and verve, bringing history to bold life. . . . Taking Berlin is cinematic in its approach and epic in its scope, while told in a compact 300-plus pages. . . . Another prime destination in this winning series.”—The Valdosta Daily Times

“Dugard’s latest engaging history book features a fascinating narrative of intrigue in the waning days of WWII. From the perspectives of both the Allied and Axis powers, Dugard shows how victory often appeared as proximate as agonizing defeat.”—Booklist

“A kaleidoscopic account of the Allies’ campaign to capture Berlin in the final months of WWII . . . Dugard’s terse prose and use of present tense keeps the action humming, and he skillfully mines his subjects’ personal writings. This fast-paced history is well worth the read.”—Publishers Weekly

“Martin Dugard’s spectacular Taking Berlin is nonfiction more captivating than any fiction, offering a fresh and welcome take on the last year of the Second World War, perhaps the most dramatic months in the past century. Truly a work as important as it is entertaining, Taking Berlin is certain to be a massive hit with fans of both history and thrillers alike.”—Mark Greaney, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Gray Man series

“With a master storyteller’s faultless pacing, Martin Dugard brings to life all the glory, tension, heroism, and tragedy of the last months of the Third Reich. I loved this book—gripping, popular history at its page-turning best.”—Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Against All Odds and The First Wave
 
“You may know the story, but you’ve never felt the story—until you read Taking Berlin.”—Bill O’Reilly