Checkmate in Berlin : the Cold War showdown that shaped the modern world
(2021)
By:
Milton, Giles
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
943.155087/MILTON,G
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781250247568, 125024756X :, 125024756X, 9781250247568
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
"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"--