In this sequel to "Stettin Station", we find that John Russell has just
flown into Moscow, while his girlfriend, Effie, remains in Berlin, where
she is busy helping Jews escape to Sweden. Meantime his son, Paul, is
fighting the advancing Russians on the Eastern Front.
Russell hopes to travel with the Soviet army and be with it when it
enters Berlin. However, not long after arriving in Moscow, he is
arrested. A group of Jews that Effie helped escape have been captured
by the Gestapo, so she and her young protege must leave their home in
search of safety. Returning to Berlin with new identities, they are
arrested and taken to a Jewish prison.
Back in the USSR, Russell is accepted by the NKVD to serve on a mission
to gather up atomic bomb secrets in Berlin. As he prepares to be
dropped into Berlin, the Russia offensive begins, and Paul is caught up
in it. In the waning days of April, 1945 each of them wonders whether
they will ever see one another again.
Author David Downing has provided the reader with an excellent thriller
that outlines the final days of the battle for Berlin. A real page
turner, well worth the read.
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