Checkmate in Berlin : The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)

from Pamela

Well written and researched book that fills in the blanks regarding post WW2 Germany that was left in ruins by the Allies. It also explains some of the orgins of the acrimonious relations between the West and the exasperating Soviets. The humanitarian efforts of the US, Britain and France to dog...

from Carole

"Checkmate in Berlin" may be the best history book I have ever read and I have read a lot of history. It reads like a Le Carre novel. It begins with the race by the Allies to seize Berlin and continues with the diplomatic battles (and the entirely undiplomatic battles) between between General Al...

from Carole

"Checkmate in Berlin" may be the best history book I have ever read and I have read a lot of history. It reads like a Le Carre novel. It begins with the race by the Allies to seize Berlin and continues with the diplomatic battles (and the entirely undiplomatic battles) between between General Al...