Germany 1945 : from war to peace / Richard Bessel.

Author/creator Bessel, Richard
Format Book
Edition1st Harper Perennial ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Harper Perennial, 2010.
Descriptionx, 522 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany.
Germany--History. --1945-1955.
Germany--History. --1933-1945.

Contents To hell and back -- A world in flames -- Murder and mayhem -- Fleeing for their lives -- The last days of the Reich -- Revenge -- The beginning of occupation -- The loss of the East -- Societies of the uprooted -- Visions of a new world -- The Great Disorder -- Paying for war and peace -- Life after death.
Abstract A chronicle of Germany's transformation during a pivotal year describes the devastation from the war's final battles, the death marches and acts of vengeance suffered by ordinary citizens, and the first postwar year's burgeoning social, economic, and political cultures.
General noteOriginally published: Great Britain : Simon & Schuster UK, 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [497]-500) and index.
ISBN0060540370 (pbk.) :
ISBN9780060540371 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DD257 .B47 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold