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Checkmate in Berlin : the Cold War showdown that shaped the modern world  Cover Image Book Book

Checkmate in Berlin : the Cold War showdown that shaped the modern world / Giles Milton.

Milton, Giles, (author.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250247568 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 377 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Germany > Berlin.
Cold War.
Berlin (Germany) > History > 1945-1990.
Berlin (Germany) > Strategic aspects.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cookstown Branch. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 943.1550874 Mil 31681010243103 NONFIC Available -


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