Zero Hour: The Soviet Occupation of Berlin, Budapest and Warsaw 1945

The devastation of Germany and Eastern Europe by Hitler created the perfect environment for Soviet rule. Shattered, bewildered and destitute populations had little choice but to accept the domination of the Red Army.

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