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After the Reich - The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation

By: Basic Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Basic Books)


Product Info

Title
After the Reich - The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation
Publisher
Category
Dimensions
6x9x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148114346
Type
Softcover

Description

When the Third Reich collapsed in 1945, Germany was a nation in tatters, in many places literally flattened by bombs. In the ensuing occupation, hundreds of thousands of women were raped. Hundreds of thousands of Germans and German-speakers died during brutal deportations from Eastern Europe. By the end of the year, denied access to any foreign aid, Germany was literally starving to death. An astonishing 2.5 million ordinary Germans were killed in the post-Reich era.

A shocking account of a massive and brutal military occupation, After the Reich draws on an array of contemporary first-person accounts of the period to offer a bold reframing of the history of World War II and its aftermath.