In the fourth and final volume of Nik Cornish\'s photographic history of the Second Worldi?1/2War on the Eastern Front the defeat of the German army, the destruction and occupationi?1/2of the cities in eastern Germany and the humiliation of the German people are shown ini?1/2over 150 mostly unpublished wartime photographs. The extent of the fighting, from thei?1/2Baltic in the north to the Balkans in the south, is recorded in a selection of graphic images,i?1/2as is the tenacity and desperation of the German resistance and the unstoppable force ofi?1/2the Red Army as offensive after offensive crushed the Third Reich. While most of thei?1/2photographs show the Red Army, its troops, equipment and the conditions in which iti?1/2fought, the shattered cities of Germany and eastern Europe and the suffering andi?1/2destitution of the civilians are recorded in graphic detail. 200 illustrations