Checkmate in Berlin
The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xvi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"The lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II that fired the starting gun for the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The road to Berlin -- Flag on the Reichstag -- Red Berlin -- Loot -- Arrival of the allies -- Life on the edge -- Dividing the spoils -- Let battle commence -- Enter the overlords -- The Iron Curtain -- Ministry of lies -- Crime and punishment -- Playing dirty -- Shifting sands -- Breaking point -- The perfect siege -- Flying high -- The sky's the limit -- Checkmate -- Fruits of victory.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Berlin.
Cold War.
Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany) -- Strategic aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany -- Berlin.
Cold War.
Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany) -- Strategic aspects.
ISBN:
9781250247568
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Europe Germany Mil | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-357) and index.