Last Train From Berlin Author:Smith, Howard K. Former Berlin CBS correspondent. Perhaps the most sensational book that has come out of Germany since the beginning of the war, it describes the state of the Nazi homefront as a result of the reverses in Russia. He tells how 3 separate groups--the underground Communist Party, the Catholic Church and the Prussian officer-caste--have increasingl... more »y and ever more openly opposed the Nazi program. He reveals how the propaganda ministry, alarmed at signs of unrest, lied grossly about the progress of the Russian campaign--and lost all its influence with the people. He analyzes the split in the military leadership of Germany which has resulted in Hitler's private army, the "S.S.-in-Arms," under separate command from the Wehrmacht and pledged to defend to the death both Fuhrer and Nazi Party against anyone--even against the German people.« less