By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. In the 1950s and 60s about 786,000 germans immigrated to the united states. Judts book is a comprehensive history of the whole of europe from 1945. People love to read about one of the worst events in history. You might also be interested in my post, 5 top nonfiction books about world war ii plus many runnersup and 20 most enlightening historical novels plus dozens of runnersup. At the end of the war, there were some eight million foreign displaced persons in germany. Discover librarianselected research resources on postwar germany from the questia. World war ii was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Discover librarianselected research resources on world war ii naval history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more.
Experts claim topselling world war ii book is filled with madeup quotes. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh perspectives and uncover. In september 1939, german armies invaded poland and france and britain declared war on germany. They dont know where or when, but the germans know itll be soon, and for felicity flick clairet, the. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five books expert. There is a tendency to blame everything on the nazis rather than on germany or germans the official line in germany now is that the german people themselves were the first victims of the nazis. Britains commonwealth, including australia, new zealand and canada, joined in the war, but the united states and the soviet union at first remained neutral. Germany, hitler, and world war ii essays in modern german and world history. Army in world war iihighlights the major ground force campaigns during the six years of the war, offers suggestions for further reading, and provides americans an opportunity to learn about the armys role in world war ii. The weimar republic was germany s government from 1919 to 1933, the period after world war i until the rise of nazi germany. These books will help kids understand the events of one of the most interesting periods of modern history.
Sparked by the 1939 nazi invasion of poland, the war. Europe in the aftermath of world war ii by keith lowe. This collection of special studies in twentiethcentury german and world history illuminates the nature of. Buy the print book check if you have access via personal or institutional login. As the war raged, the leaders of the allies met several times to direct the course of the fighting and to begin planning for the postwar world. So first on your list is a book by michael howard, the first world war 2003, which is a very nice, readable introduction to world war i. In post wwii years of 19491958, 375,000 germans immigrated to the united states. The most transformative conflict in history, world war ii impacted the entire globe and set the stage for the cold war. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii recommended by keith lowe. The end of world war ii in europe was a devastating time for germany. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five. The 10 best books about poland during world war ii. I would suggest the secret army, which is a littleknown but fascinating firsthand account of the activities of the polish home army by its leader after the government fled the country, including daytoday details of the warsaw uprising. I told friends in germany that i was doing this book about the.
This video is about the four victors of the war in europe occupying germany. How the children of nazi germany remember world war two. At the end of his book, the second world war, john keegan offers a list of 50 books in english that together provide a comprehensive picture of the most important events and themes of the war, which are readable and from which the general reader can derive his own picture of the war as a. After the reich had its moments of great interest as it recounted the chaotic, brutal, and bloody aftermath of world war 2 in germany. Free ebooks, world war ii, military history, nook books. The same as the history books in other western countries. Rebuilding the world after the second world war world. After the defeat of nazi germany in world war ii, germany was divided between the two global blocs in the east and west, a period known as the division of germany. Get the best deals on original ww ii german books when you shop the largest online selection at. The eastern part was controlled by the ussr russia and the western part by the allies. Check out the 10 most consequential events of world war ii and 15 good books about the holocaust, including both fiction and nonfiction. The video shows a devastated germany and its clean up.
I wanted to like this book by giles macdonogh more than i actually did. Interesting list, there are a number here ive been wanting to read, and a few i hadnt heard of which look interesting. Germany had occupied much of europe during world war ii. I will provide a description of germany at the finish of world war ii which will demonstrate why many people chose to immigrate to countries such as. Germany had suffered heavy losses during the war, both in lives and industrial power.
On this list youll find historical fiction to give context for the time period and convey what it really felt like for fighters on the front lines, kids and families back home, and jews in hiding or sent to concentration camps. It was after the first world war that germany was treated like a pariah, through the versailles treaty. The ballantines illustrated history of world war ii the violent century. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. However, there were times where it deviated from its focus. What are the best books on germany immediately after world war. Churchills 6 book set, the history of the 2nd world war is a great read, and was written between 1948.
Discover librarianselected research resources on postwar germany from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Collecting world war ii german military pay and service books. The reconstruction of germany after world war ii was a long process. I am a 48 year old german, born in 1968 and raised in the southern part of the free state of bavaria. With the defeat of germany and japan, their plans were put into action. The shocking history of the brutal occupation of germany after the second world. The nazis and their allies were bad and they did evil things. List of books and articles about postwar germany online research. List of books and articles about postwar germany online. The main combatants were the axis powers germany, italy, and japan and the allies france, great britain, the united states, the soviet union, and china.
Decades after nazi armies began their march of conquest and genocide, the german children of the war have. History of united states naval operations in world war ii, volume 4 history of united. Weapons book book series by multiple authors includes books uboat the secret menance ballantines illustrated history of world war ii, panzer division, me109, and several more. Experts claim world war ii book is full of madeup quotes. The germans dont hide any of their history from their children,or attempt to excuse it as such. World war ii, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 193945. It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in history. Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that hitler came close to realizing his aim of establishing hegemony in europe. The black eagle inn by christoph fischer, the reader by bernhard schlink, german boy. However, germany was divided up into eastern and western germany. Coral sea, midway and submarine actions, may 1942august 1942. Author talks about postworld war ii era a recently published book contradicts what we have come to believe about the end of world war ii. And if you liked this post, be sure to check out these popular posts. It gives you a good sense of the whole war, including the peace settlement at versailles.
We have rarely felt sorry for what the germans suffered at the end of world war ii, in part because the germans have done a superb job of. Many of the countries in the west returned to the same governments and borders they had prior to the war. Ballantines illustrated history of world war ii the. German contextand for his measured reconsideration of the rumkowski tragedy. This, unfortunately, led to the rise of hitler and world war ii. This post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. In small towns all over europe, cheering crowds greeted. Germany was a recipient of marshall plan aid, and the allies organized the west berlin airlift to supply the city with food when the soviets cut off landbase supplies. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh. The second world war, especially in the light of what came after, seems to be the last morally unambiguous war. Germany was stripped of its war gains and lost territories in the east to poland and the soviet union. But his triumphs were not part of a strategic conception that secured victory in the long run.
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