The last division a history of Berlin 1945 - 1989
Tusa, Ann -2021
The last division a history of Berlin 1945 - 1989 Ann Tusa - XI, 431, [16] S. Ill., Kt. 24 cm
Literaturverz. S. 387-389 Enth. ein Register
Berlin has played a major role in world politics since the Nazi era and continues to be in the spotlight today as the once-again-great capital of Germany. Ann Tusa presents an engaging chronicle of the Cold War partitions of this historic city, from the political strife and administrative division by the victors against Hitler, through the building and eventual destruction of the Wall. Using newly available documents, she offers by far the fullest account to date of the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of the city, with vivid characterizations of central figures like Konrad Adenauer, Nikita Khrushchev, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Tusa's account also displays the full drama surrounding the building of the Wall, from its ramifications for world politics (including John F. Kennedy's famous response that “a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war”) to the experiences of ordinary Berliners and the personal tragedies they experienced as the Wall severed a living city and sundered families for generations. The result is a startling combination of historical detail and lucid style, a story that The Sunday Times of London has hailed as “not only painstakingly researched but eminently readable."
0201143992 Gewebe
Berlin Collection Berlin (Germany) History 1945-1990 Military government Germany Berlin Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
DD881
943.1/55087 943.15508720 900 943
The last division a history of Berlin 1945 - 1989 Ann Tusa - XI, 431, [16] S. Ill., Kt. 24 cm
Literaturverz. S. 387-389 Enth. ein Register
Berlin has played a major role in world politics since the Nazi era and continues to be in the spotlight today as the once-again-great capital of Germany. Ann Tusa presents an engaging chronicle of the Cold War partitions of this historic city, from the political strife and administrative division by the victors against Hitler, through the building and eventual destruction of the Wall. Using newly available documents, she offers by far the fullest account to date of the political, diplomatic, and military affairs of the city, with vivid characterizations of central figures like Konrad Adenauer, Nikita Khrushchev, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Tusa's account also displays the full drama surrounding the building of the Wall, from its ramifications for world politics (including John F. Kennedy's famous response that “a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war”) to the experiences of ordinary Berliners and the personal tragedies they experienced as the Wall severed a living city and sundered families for generations. The result is a startling combination of historical detail and lucid style, a story that The Sunday Times of London has hailed as “not only painstakingly researched but eminently readable."
0201143992 Gewebe
Berlin Collection Berlin (Germany) History 1945-1990 Military government Germany Berlin Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989
DD881
943.1/55087 943.15508720 900 943