The British military historian's epic-length book tells the story of the final eight brutal months of World War II.
Critic Reviews
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Library Journal Charles M. Minyard
[Hastings] does an excellent job of tying the tactical, operational, and strategic fighting into one coherent and flowing account.
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Houston Chronicle Chris Patsilelis
Hastings' incisive, superbly written and comprehensive book is far from a dry academic exercise. Using newly available archival material from Russia as well as interviews, letters and memoirs, he provides searing scenes of the human experience of war.
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The New York Times Book Review James J. Sheehan
Display[s Hastins'] distinctive virtues as a military historian: a clear, uncluttered style, absolute mastery of the technical details of combat and the ability to combine an analysis of the strategic situation with vivid descriptions of individuals and events. Armageddon is a richer, more ambitious, more challenging and provocative book than ''Overlord."
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Publishers Weekly
Ranks among the very best military history volumes of the year.
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Daily Telegraph Antony Beevor
This is a rich field of enquiry and Hastings does a magnificent job.
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Daily Telegraph Patrick Bishop
Armageddon is deep and dark with the power to invade your dreams. A master historian is back and at the height of his powers.
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The Spectator William Deedes
What is admirable about this sweeping and well-researched study of Europe in that fateful year is the way Hastings makes us aware of the colossal physical damage, carnage and sheer human misery that are partly attributable to that ultimatum ‘unconditional surrender’.
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Favorable
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Booklist Jay Freeman
Comprehensive and riveting... Both specialists and general readers will appreciate this outstanding examination of the closing months of this life-and-death struggle with the scourge of Nazism.
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Wall Street Journal Alistair Horne
Every leader contemplating a military operation, for whatever reason, should read this book and take several deep breaths. Armageddon is the name of the last stop on the line.
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Washington Post Omer Bartov
While this is hardly an untold story, Hastings's gripping narrative blends individual accounts, sweeping reconstructions of battles and devastating criticisms of military and political leaders.
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