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'A well-researched, fluently-written and utterly absorbing account of what life (and, so very often) death was like for ordinary Germans in the capital of Hitler's Reich during the Second World War. The Berliners' capacity for suffering, for sacrifice, for self-delusion, but also astonishingly for love - and even on occasion humour - is superbly evoked by Moorhouse's cornucopia of new information.' --Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War
'Berlin at War is a well-researched and beautifully composed account, vividly recreating those years of Nazi arrogance, oppression, and corruption, that ended in such terrible destruction and civilian suffering.' --Antony Beevor
"A finely observed social history of Berliners during the war." --Sunday Times
Moorhouse has chronicled a largely unknown story with scholarship, narrative verve and, at times, an awful, harrowing immediacy' --Sunday Telegraph
`Moorhouse's evocative social history...brings...the sights, sounds, thoughts and feelings of the ordinary Germans who lived here'
--The Telegraph
'Few books on the war genuinely increase the sum of our collective knowledge... but this one does' --Financial Times
`Measured, sympathetic... a fascinating corrective...thorough and engaging' --Mail on Sunday
Roger Moorhouse has marshalled an impressive range of primary sources...to create a gripping panorama of Berlin at war...' --The Independent
it manages to capture the complexities and contradictions of life in Hitler's Germany'
--Irish Times
`Moorhouse has written an extraordinarily detailed account of ordinary life in Berlin during the Second World War' --Sunday Herald
`there's a pounding quietness to Moorhouse's description of life in Berlin...the big stuff, including the final battle through the ruins, we've read before, but not the mean details' --The Guardian
'Berlin at War is a well-researched and beautifully composed account, vividly recreating those years of Nazi arrogance, oppression, and corruption, that ended in such terrible destruction and civilian suffering.' --Antony Beevor
"A finely observed social history of Berliners during the war." --Sunday Times
Moorhouse has chronicled a largely unknown story with scholarship, narrative verve and, at times, an awful, harrowing immediacy' --Sunday Telegraph
`Moorhouse's evocative social history...brings...the sights, sounds, thoughts and feelings of the ordinary Germans who lived here'
--The Telegraph
'Few books on the war genuinely increase the sum of our collective knowledge... but this one does' --Financial Times
`Measured, sympathetic... a fascinating corrective...thorough and engaging' --Mail on Sunday
Roger Moorhouse has marshalled an impressive range of primary sources...to create a gripping panorama of Berlin at war...' --The Independent
it manages to capture the complexities and contradictions of life in Hitler's Germany'
--Irish Times
`Moorhouse has written an extraordinarily detailed account of ordinary life in Berlin during the Second World War' --Sunday Herald
`there's a pounding quietness to Moorhouse's description of life in Berlin...the big stuff, including the final battle through the ruins, we've read before, but not the mean details' --The Guardian
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A fascinating portrayal of the German experience during the Second World War told through the eyes of the citizens of Berlin
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book off the back of a History Today Book Club recommendation. Moorhouse provides a vivid impression of what life was like in the German capital during the war. He gets behind the
stereotypes of jackbooted Nazis to show the real, human face of Berlin - and
it's an image that we would strangely recognise as being similar to our own. Highly recommended.
stereotypes of jackbooted Nazis to show the real, human face of Berlin - and
it's an image that we would strangely recognise as being similar to our own. Highly recommended.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Berlin at War is a well researched and sympathetically written account of what life was like for ordinary Berliners during WWII. Our perspectives and prejudices are sometimes challenged, sometimes reinforced - yet the book always engages.
Although the author has conducted a number of new interviews Berlin at War is by no means just a "voices from" History book - it is far more subtle and elegant in its narrative and arguments.
Obviously this is a must read for anyone interested in WWII, but such is this book's scope and humanity that I hope it reaches a wider audience.
Although the author has conducted a number of new interviews Berlin at War is by no means just a "voices from" History book - it is far more subtle and elegant in its narrative and arguments.
Obviously this is a must read for anyone interested in WWII, but such is this book's scope and humanity that I hope it reaches a wider audience.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I too received this book to review via the Army Rumour Service (Arrse) Book Club. Having reviewed for them a book about the Blitz on English cities (London, Bristol, Coventry and Southampton amongst others), I was interested to see events from 'the other side'. This book was a fascinating insight, not only into how people survived bombing, but how Nazi society grew up, was maintained and failed in Berlin.
Mr. Moorhouse quotes a lot of first-hand sources, which bring the information to life, as well as some statistics which are quite mind-boggling (and some observations as to the Nazi attitude to building bunkers and shelters as opposed to that of the UK Government).
I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about this period in European History.
Mr. Moorhouse quotes a lot of first-hand sources, which bring the information to life, as well as some statistics which are quite mind-boggling (and some observations as to the Nazi attitude to building bunkers and shelters as opposed to that of the UK Government).
I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about this period in European History.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Loved it.
Used this book to help me with my dissertation on the bombing of Germany during the war. I rarely read a history book from start to end but I was engrossed from the first page.
Published 1 month ago by historydave
As far as it goes
In 'Berlin at War' Moorhouse manages to create a taste of what it was like in wartime Berlin but leaves you wanting. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. S. Loch
an eye opener
The book has a series of categories relevant to understand how the Berliners lived across time, before the war until its end. Read more
Published 3 months ago by caislas
a great read
This is a fantastic read, I couldn't put it down. What is more he takes a different tack from most other books on the subject. Read more
Published 3 months ago by fergus
Outstanding read
An absolutely outstanding book in every way. I can highly recommend it - just couldn't put it down. Especially interesting to me as I lived in Berlin for 3 years.
Published 5 months ago by George Edgington
Glad I bought this book.
Interesting collection of views and experiences of Berliners pre, during and post war. Very good read if you are interested in this period of history.
Published 6 months ago by Chris
Berlin's own story.
Much has been written about London during WW2. This is the story of Berin and its people during the Second World War. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Baildonian
The people of Berlin
I read this book with interest, very well researched and full in it's detail
As a former wartime Lancaster Pilot, I never dropped bombs on Berlin but visited visited many... Read more
As a former wartime Lancaster Pilot, I never dropped bombs on Berlin but visited visited many... Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. L. Macdonald
A Most Enjoyable And Interesting Read
I have recently finished reading this excellent book by Roger Moorhouse. It was hard to put down this book once started. Read more
Published 8 months ago by R. J. Carter
riveting read
If you are at all interested in Nazism and German Social history then this book is highly recommended - full of facts that were previously unknown to me. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Rdl Carrick
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