compelling last days of the Third Reich

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2016)

Traudl Junge from Munich was happy to be chosen as Hitler's secretary in November 1942. Next it's April 1945 Berlin. The Soviets are closing in and shelling the center of the city. Traudl is still working for Hitler in his bunker. Children are manning the guns. Hitler is giving unrealistic orders to undermanned overwhelmed units. It's the last days of the Third Reich.
This is a compelling telling of the last days of Hitler. He's a feared mad man, delusional, and a human being. It also has other characters inside and outside of the bunker. There are battles but they're not done for excitement. It's really about the varying cast of characters dealing with the impending end their own different ways.