Checkmate in Berlin : the Cold War showdown that shaped the modern world /
After the 1945 Yalta Conference, Berlin, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality, once the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union were no longer united by the common purpose of defeating German...
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New York :
Henry Holt and Company,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of 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.