Zaloga, Steve J./Rodríguez, Felipe (Illustr.) Tanks in the Battle of Germany 1945

A new history and analysis of the German and Soviet tank forces that battled on eastern German soil in the final months of World War II.
The final months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw the Wehrmacht fighting with exhausted armoured divisions, albeit now armed with the most advanced and heaviest tanks of the war, to slow the Soviet advance. The Red Army meanwhile was rolling relentlessly westwards, with its own highly developed tank forces now equipped with T34/85s and the huge IS-2 heavy tanks, intent on taking Berlin and as much German territory as possible.
This book is a history and analysis of the state of these two mighty armoured forces, as their battles decided the fate of Germany. It covers their initial encounters on the German frontier in 1944 (East Prussia), the fighting of the Oder-Vistula offensive in January 1945 and describes the condition of the German tank forces and their Hungarian allies as they were beaten back. It also considers the huge impact of the Red Army and other significant Allied forces such as those from Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania on the outcome of victory in the war.

Meanwhile, the Red Army advanced inexorably westwards with its own sophisticated armoured forces, now equipped in large numbers with the T34/85 and the huge IS-2 heavy tanks, intent on capturing Berlin and as much German territory as possible.
This book is a history and analysis of the state of these two mighty armoured forces whose battles decided the fate of Germany. It covers their first confrontations on the German border in 1944 (East Prussia), the fighting during the Oder-Weichsel offensive in January 1945 and it describes the state of the German armoured forces and their Hungarian allies as they were forced to retreat further and further west. It also considers the enormous influence of the Red Army and other key Allied forces such as the Polish, Czechoslovak and Romanian forces on the outcome of the war.