Description
In the final episode of the horror story that is the Eastern Front the tale descends into unimaginable darkness as vengeance is called down on Germany. This graphic episode is not for young ears.
Dan’s research and book list
1. The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
2. When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler by David Glantz
3. Blood, Tears, and Folly: An Objective Look at World War ll by Len Deighton
4. The War of the World by Niall Ferguson
5. The Second World War by Winston S. Churchill
6. Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
7. Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front by Gunther K Koschorrek
8. Barbarossa by Alan Clark
9. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
10. Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor
11. Through the Maelstrom: A Red Army Soldier’s War on the Eastern Front, 1942-1945 by Boris Gorbachevsky
12. Russia’s War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945 by Richard Overy
13. Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler’s Most Brilliant General by Field Marshal Erich von Manstein
14. The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II: Over 200 First-Hand Accounts from the Six Years That Tore the World Apart by Jon E. Lewis
15. War Of Extermination: The German Military In World War II by Heer Naumann, Hannes Heer, and Klaus Naumann
16. The Great Terror: A Reassessment by Robert Conquest
17. Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer
18. Stalin: Breaker of Nations by Robert Conquest
19. Hitler’s World View: A Blueprint for Power by Eberhard Jäckel and Herbert Arnold
20. Ivan’s War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 by Catherine Merridale
21. The German Army and Genocide: Crimes Against War Prisoners, Jews, and other Civilians in the East, 1939-1944 by Hamburg Institute for Social Research and Scott Abbott
22. Panzer Leader by General Heinz Guderian
23. The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich by William L. Shirer
24.Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin by Cornelius Ryan
25. The fall of Berlin 1945 by Anthony Beevor
26. Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 by Max Hastings
27. Four Men Went to War by Bruce Lewis
28. www.Historynet.com
Kristine Johnson –
I love Dans style and the humanness of his take on history. And then – he chooses topics that are compelling and always round out my understanding of a time or military campaign. In this case for the first time I learned in depth about WW Ii on the eastern front. It has given me an understanding of the impact on countries of Central Europe today. It seems to me that the war in the east was a grab for land but also a race war against Slavs, and explains some of the barbarian behavior of the Russians in Germany. Time well spent, as always. Thanks Dan. Just finished all 5 Armageddons. Also excellent
Matthew –
Want to be buried in the essence of an empire vanishing before your eyes, feel the death in the streets, the panic in the age old streets of Berlin– if so, listen to this show… Dan Carlin’s effort to get the facts and accounts perfect pays off every time. Even if you know a lot about this topic, at the end of this series you’ll see how before, you had only sunken your toes into the lucid waters of the past. Prepare to be submerged… Dan Carlin’s podcasts open doors few else can, after each episode I’m dumbfounded about how much I thought I knew and how much I learn. Hold tight for the my horrific showdown in history, THE BATTLE OF BERLIN
Joshua –
I’m so glad that I ran into this podcast! I’ve always been a history buff, and I had been yearning for a show of some sort that looked at events in a similar way that I do. This podcast has absolutely changed the way I think about certain topics, and I am hooked to Dan’s storytelling style. I love how he makes you see things from perspectives you didn’t know were there. As for this series, the Eastern front is hardly ever mentioned, and Dan does a fantastic job of describing the absolute HELL that these people went through. Brilliant episodes, sir!! Keep putting out great content and I’ll keep buying!!!