Enjoy the war,' read the graffiti left on Berlin's walls…

“Doctors in 1945 would report that one of Berlin's children's favorite games was 'rape.' When they saw a man in uniform--even a Salvation Army…

— Andrei Cherny

“As the concert goers left the hall, the music of the end of the world still ringing in their ears, they filed out past…

— Andrei Cherny

“Ad they entered Berlin, while still killing off the last of its German defenders, The Russians indulged in an orgy of rape and rage…

— Andrei Cherny

“The Russians would lose 305,000 troops in the last 42 miles approaching Berlin---about the number of American army soldiers who died in all of…

— Andrei Cherny

“The president didn't ask me any questions. But I'm glad he didn't, because I was so shocked watching him that I don't think I…

— Andrei Cherny

“Of babies born alive and in hospitals during that month of July 1945, 92 percent would die within then days.”

— Andrei Cherny

“The agreement,' the colonel announced, 'says thirty-seven officers, fifty vehicles, and one hundred seventy five men.' 'What agreement?' 'The Berlin Agreement,”

— Andrei Cherny

“Eventually, a Soviet general sat down in the empty seat next to Howley. Rank-conscious, the Russian visibly shuddered when he realized he was sitting…

— Andrei Cherny

“World War II ended in a battle for a single buildng, Germany's Reichstag...7,000 German troops defending the building...Nearly 5,000 men died in a battle…

— Andrei Cherny

“When General George Patton tried to convince Eisenhower to make a push to conquer the city first, Eisenhower blithely asked, 'Well, who would want…

— Andrei Cherny

“Five thousand boys and girls under the age of sixteen were estimated to have fought in the defense of Berlin. Five hundred survived.”

— Andrei Cherny