Author:Alan Moorehead
Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series in partnership with the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.
With a new introduction by James Holland
Eclipse was the code name given by the Allies to the occupation of Germany. Moorehead's book describes his experiences in Sicily and southern Italy in 1943, which culminated in the capture of Rome. He tells the electrifying story of D-Day, the liberation of Paris, and the Allied advance through northern France and Belgium, the crossing of the Rhine.
The author reconstructs, in terrifying detail, the collapse of Germany, the wholesale destruction, mass surrenders, and the unimaginable horrors of the concentration camps.
I loved this book. McKay's writing is vivid and sometimes even beautiful . . . his own observations and summaries seem always apposite and wise . . . To anyone who knows Berlin a little and is fascinated by it, but would like to understand it better, this is a wonderful aid . . . Sinclair McKay was born to write this book
—— David Aaronovitch , The TimesRemarkable . . . A majestic work of non-fiction
—— Matthew d'Ancona , TortoiseMcKay has written a masterful account of a city marked by infamy. Supported by meticulous research, Berlin is by turns terrifying and fascinating. If there is a book that must be read this year, this is it
—— Amanda ForemanThe book's principal subject is Berliners doomed role in the Second World War. Through their eyes, McKay brilliantly captures Germany's initial successes, and then the reverses and escalating defeats . . . To have uncovered so many previously unknown characters and fascinating anecdotes is especially admirable
—— Iain MacGregor , SpectatorI thought I knew everything about Berlin, but then I read this stunning book. It's eye-opening, enlightening and wonderfully told
—— Norman Ohler, author of BlitzedMcKay's powerful imagery and magnetic prose combine to produce an electrifying new account of Berlin. 'You cannot understand the twentieth century without understanding Berlin', claims the author. He makes a compelling case
—— Julia Boyd, author of Travelers in the Third ReichPowerful. Visceral. Truly revelatory. Beautifully written and utterly compelling. I didn't think Sinclair McKay could top his previous book, Dresden, which was masterful. He has proven me wrong with Berlin
—— Damien Lewis, author of SAS Bravo Three ZeroOne of my favourite historians
—— Dan Snow, History HitGreat subject, well-researched, brilliantly written. Anyone who wants to understand Berlin's incomparable place at the very centre of twentieth century history should begin with Sinclair McKay's remarkable, mesmerising book
—— Keith Lowe, author of Savage ContinentPowerful . . . there is rage in his ink. McKay's book grips by its passion and originality
—— Max Hastings, Sunday Times, on DresdenPainstakingly researched and fascinating
—— John Harding, Daily Mail on The Secret Listeners
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