Bloomsbury Home
Conditions of Surrender
Britons and Germans Witness the End of the War
Conditions of Surrender
Britons and Germans Witness the End of the War
This product is usually dispatched within 10-14 days
- Delivery and returns info
-
Free UK delivery on orders £30 or over
Description
During six months in 1945, the victorious Allies formulated a wide range of policies toward the defeated Germany. This pivotal period - between Yalta and Potsdam - was to herald the re-integration of Germany into postwar Europe, and eventually into the international system of democratic states. It was "the struggle for the soul of Germany". This collection of contributions exposes the intense differences between the Allies regarding Germany's future. The contributors are politicians, journalists and academics, and include eye-witnesses from both the Allies and the German side. There are personal experiences, letters from the front, personal war diaries and material from previously unpublished sources in Britain and Germany. The British papers include an unknown War Cabinet memo showing in graphic terms the British and Allied views of Germany in the face of total defeat.
Table of Contents
Preface Peter Wende – ix
Introduction Ulrike Jordan – 1
Part I
1. British Post-War Planning for Germany: Haunted by the Past Lother Ketternacker – 13
2. The German 'National Character' in British Perspective Anthony J. Nicholls – 26
3. 'A Mixture of Stubborn Resistance ad Sudden Surrender': The British Media Report on the End of the War in Europe Ulrike Jordan – 40
4. Towards Occupation: First Encounters in North Germany Kurt Jürgensen – 53
Part II
5. Fifty Years On: Accounts by Eyewitnesses – 69
6. Extracts from Contemporary Correspondence and Diaries – 87
7. Contemporary Documents and Broadcast – 114
8. Statistics – 148
Select Bibliography – 152
Notes on Contributors – 159
Index – 161
Product details
| Published | 25 Feb 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 194 |
| ISBN | 9781350183179 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Dimensions | 216 x 140 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Related Titles
