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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, Giles, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Howley, Frank L., 1903-1993.

Howley, Frank L.

Kotikov, A. G. (Aleksandr Georgievich), 1902-1981.

Kotikov, A. G.

World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Berlin.

World War, 1939-1945.

Cold War.

Berlin (Germany)--History--1945-1990.

Berlin (Germany).

Berlin (Germany)--Strategic aspects.

Strategic aspects of individual places.

Germany--Berlin.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 377 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021.

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.

After the 1945 Yalta Conference, Berlin-- along with the rest of Germany-- was to be carved up among the victorious powers. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality, once the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union were no longer united by the common purpose of defeating Germany, they wasted little time reverting to their prewar hostility toward one another. Milton introduces readers to individuals like America's explosive Frank "Howlin' Mad" Howley, a brusque sharp-tongued colonel with loathing for all Russians. Howley fought an intensely personal battle against his nemesis, General Alexander Kotikov, commandant of the Soviet sector. They were flawed individuals who were determined to win, and Milton shows that they had a shaping force on the modern world- one that's still felt today. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE UNEASY ALLIES

1. The Road To Berlin

2. Flag On The Reichstag

3. Red Berlin

4. Loot

pt. TWO TROURLED WATERS

5. Arrival Of The Allies

6. Life On The Edge

7. Dividing The Spoils

8. Let Battle Commence

9. Enter The Overlords

pt. THREE BREAKDOWN

10. The Iron Curtain

11. Ministry Of Lies

12. Crime And Punishment

13. Playing Dirty

14. Shifting Sands

15. Breaking Point

pt. FOUR THE SIEGE

16. The Perfect Siege

17. Flying High

18. The Sky's The Limit

19. Checkmate

20. Fruits Of Victory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Nichols fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version: Milton, Giles. Checkmate in Berlin

ISBN:

9781250247568

125024756X

OCLC:

1191211714