Germany 1945
From War to Peace
“Fascinating….Bessel does an excellent job of evoking the blasted landscape of a conquered Germany.” —The New Yorker “A sober yet powerful account.”—New York Times Book Review Authoritative and dramatic, Germany 1945 by distinguished British historian Richard Bessel is groundbreaking history that brilliantly explores the devastation and remarkable rebirth of Germany at the end of World War II. Called “a masterly account by a first rate historian,” by Ian Kershaw (Hitler), Germany 1945 is sure to become the definitive work on the subject.
1945 was the most pivotal year in Germany's modern history. As World War II drew to a devastating and violent close, the German people were confronted simultaneously with making sense of the horrors just passed and finding the strength and hope to move forward and rebuild. Richard Bessel offers a provocative portrait of Germany's emergence from catastrophe, and he astutely portrays the defeated nation's own sense of victimhood after the war, despite the crimes it had perpetrated. Authoritative and dramatic, Germany 1945 is groundbreaking history that brilliantly explores the destruction and remarkable rebirth of Germany at the end of World War II. Ultimately, it is a success story; a story of life after death.
| Autor: | Bessel, Richard |
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| ISBN: | 9780060540371 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 03.08.2010 |
| Untertitel: | From War to Peace |
| Schlagworte: | HISTORY: EUROPE HISTORY: Europe / France HISTORY: Europe / Germany HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / General HISTORY: United States / 20th Century HISTORY: United States / State & Local / General HISTORY: WORLD WAR II HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Pacific Theater |
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