The crucial battle for the realm of rubble in Europe's heart was coming to a head. The outcome would decide Europe's future and, in large measure, the world's.
Three years ago the Communists had joined the battle under the worst possible conditions. Germans hated Communism, partly because of long years of anti-Communist indoctrination by the Nazis, but Germans also had a deep-rooted historical fear of Slavs, which was further deepened by the Red Army's excesses in looting and vandalism. This barrier of German sentiment against the Red tide had been one of the...
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