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In the Ruins of the Reich
Douglas Botting
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Description for In the Ruins of the Reich
Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 374.
First published in Britain in 1985, In the Ruins of the Reich is a classic account of Nazi Germany after her fall to the Allies in May 1945. Douglas Botting concentrates on the defining events that took place in the period between the collapse of the Third Reich and the foundation of the new Germanys to create the prevailing atmosphere of a most unusual and little-charted time in history. This was a period when four of the strongest industrial nations to emerge from the Second World War attempted to work together to govern the once strong Germany, now prostate, impoverished ... Read more
First published in Britain in 1985, In the Ruins of the Reich is a classic account of Nazi Germany after her fall to the Allies in May 1945. Douglas Botting concentrates on the defining events that took place in the period between the collapse of the Third Reich and the foundation of the new Germanys to create the prevailing atmosphere of a most unusual and little-charted time in history. This was a period when four of the strongest industrial nations to emerge from the Second World War attempted to work together to govern the once strong Germany, now prostate, impoverished ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
419
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413777126
SKU
V9780413777126
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About Douglas Botting
Douglas Botting has been a soldier, explorer, traveller, writer, photographer and filmmaker. He has written a number of studies of the Second World War and its aftermath in Germany, among which is the enduring work Nazi Gold (with Ian Sayer). Among his most recent books are Gerald Durrell: The Authorised Biography (2000) and Hitler and Women (2004).
Reviews for In the Ruins of the Reich
"The best ... because it travels the least familiar ground" Max Hastings, The Standard
"Graphic and moving ... the Germans paid a frightful price for their sins of conquest" Desmond Albrow, The Sunday Telegraph
"Graphic and moving ... the Germans paid a frightful price for their sins of conquest" Desmond Albrow, The Sunday Telegraph