Bibliograph

Germany 1945, from war to peace, Richard Bessel

Type

Label

Germany 1945, from war to peace, Richard Bessel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [497]-500) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Germany 1945

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

262884312

Responsibility statement

Richard Bessel

Sub title

from war to peace

Summary

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

adult

Classification