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

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"--

Record details

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

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.