Giles Milton

Checkmate in Berlin

The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Henry Holt & Company
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 141mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9781250838995
• ISBN-10: 1250838991
• Artikelnr.: 62476553

Autorenporträt

Giles Milton is the internationally bestselling author of a dozen works of narrative history, including Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy: How the Allies Won on D-Day. His previous work, Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, is currently being developed into a major TV series. Milton's works-published in twenty-five languages-include Nathaniel's Nutmeg, serialized by the BBC. He lives in London and Burgundy.

Inhaltsangabe

Principal Characters
Prologue
PART ONE: UNEASY ALLIES
The Road to Berlin
Flag on the Reichstag
Red Berlin
Loot
PART TWO: TROUBLED WATERS
Arrival of the Allies
Life on the Edge
Dividing the Spoils
Let Battle Commence
Enter the Overlords
PART THREE: BREAKDOWN
The Iron Curtain
Ministry of Lies
Crime and Punishment
Playing Dirty
Shifting Sands
Breaking Point
PART FOUR: THE SIEGE
The Perfect Siege
Flying High
The Sky's the Limit
Checkmate
Fruits of Victory
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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