Written by leading military historian Julian Thompson, The Destruction of the Third Reich relives the Allies' epic campaign to storm “Fortress Europe,” and the final 11 months of World War Two. Featuring a large poster of maps showing the key battles, the story takes us thrillingly from D-Day to Arnhem and the Battle of the Bulge to the capture of the bridge at Remagen and the taking of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. The book includes 12 beautifully reproduced facsimile documents, many of which have rested unseen in both the Imperial War Museum and other collections in Northern Europe and America. They cover such momentous events as the shocking discovery of the concentration camps, the final unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, and Victory in Europe Day.