The Battle for Berlin: End of the Third Reich (Illustrated History of World War Ii: Battle Book #6)

"A sensible German government would have taken the break late summer of 1944 to seek an armistice and to escape the final wave of destruction. They hoped the Allies, even a government like Hitler. Were wrong."

This resulted in Battle of Berlin ... one of the most important operations, hardest and most consequential of the entire war