Title:
Potsdam : the end of World War II and the remaking of Europe / Michael Neiberg.
ISBN:
9780465075256
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Publication Information:
New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
"Jesus Christ and General Jackson" -- "The most terrible responsibility any man ever faced" -- May days -- "Our troubles might not yet be over" -- "A vast undertaking": coming to Potsdam -- "What a scene of destruction" -- "In seventeen days you can decide anything" -- "I dreamed that my life was over" -- "Dismemberment as a permanent fate"? Solving the problem of Germany -- "The bastard of Versailles" -- Dr. Groves's son and the fate of East Asia -- Conclusion.
Summary:
Describes the Potsdam conference, which united Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin to establish post-war order, negotiate lasting peace treaties, and try to counter the effects of World War II.
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OCLC Number:
ocn891609325
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
