After the Reich
From the Liberation of Vienna to the Berlin Airlift
$49.27
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2008
Summary
In 1945 Germany was a nation in tatters. Swathes of its population were despairing, homeless, bombed-out and on the move. Refugees streamed towards the West and soldiers made their way home, often scarring the villages they passed through with parting shots of savagery.
Politically the country was neutered, carved into zones of occupation. While Britain and America were loathe to repeat the crippling reparations demands of the First World War, Russia bayed for blood, stripping their o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719567667 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0719567661 |
| Author: | Giles Macdonogh |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 444g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 137mm x 41mm |
| Series: | John Murray |
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Prussia: Well-researched, well-written and important - IndependentBerlin: A rich book, packed with information, understanding and enthusiasm, stuffed with wonderful tales well told and suffused by prodigious reading - Daily TelegraphFrederick the Great: ‘Stylishly written and rich in detail, this biography offers the most rounded portrait of Frederick the Great yet to appear in English - Sunday TelegraphThe Last Kaiser: Compelling - The Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Giles Macdonogh
MacDonogh is the author of eleven books on subjects as diverse as German history, French gastronomy and wine. He has written for major newspapers in Britain and Europe such as the Financial Times, the Guardian and The Times. He contributes to magazines all over the world.
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