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After the Reich: From the Liberation of Vienna to the Berlin Airlift Paperback – 21 Feb. 2008

by Giles Macdonogh (Author)

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In 1945 Germany was a nation in tatters. Swathes of its population were despairing, homeless, bombed-out and on the move. Refugees streamed towards the West and soldiers made their way home, often scarring the villages they passed through with parting shots of savagery.

Politically the country was neutered, carved into zones of occupation. While Britain and America were loathe to repeat the crippling reparations demands of the First World War, Russia bayed for blood, stripping their own zone of everything from rail tracks to lavatory bowls.

After the Reich is the first history to give the full picture of Germany's bitter journey to reconstruction. Giles Macdonogh expertly charts the varied experiences of all who found themselves in the German melting pot. His people-focused narrative unveils shocking truths about how people continued to treat each other, even outside the confines of war. It is a crucial lesson for our times.

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656 pages
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English
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John Murray
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21 Feb. 2008
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13.49 x 4.09 x 19.81 cm
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0719567661
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978-0719567667
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Praise for Giles MacDonogh's previous books: ― .

Prussia: 'Well-researched, well-written and important' ― Independent

Berlin: 'A rich book, packed with information, understanding and enthusiasm, stuffed with wonderful tales well told and suffused by prodigious reading' ― Daily Telegraph

Frederick the Great: 'Stylishly written and rich in detail, this biography offers the most rounded portrait of Frederick the Great yet to appear in English' ― Sunday Telegraph

The Last Kaiser: 'Compelling' ― The Sunday Times

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In the chaos after the Reich an astonishing 2.5 million ordinary citizens were killed. This harrowing history uncovers the extraordinary stories of real German people from all walks of life in the aftermath of the Second World War

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ John Murray; UK ed. edition (21 Feb. 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0719567661
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0719567667
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.49 x 4.09 x 19.81 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 296,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 96 in History of the Battle for Berlin
- 1,580 in History of Germany
- 5,536 in Warfare & Defence

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robert graham

Contains a lot that most people will have no knowledge of.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2021

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This is a very detailed description of the treatment of the Germans after the surrender in May 1945. A lot of this will not be common knowledge to most British people, as it has been left out of the history books. It was certainly news to me, and I have read a lot of history. I had vaguely heard of the Oder-Neisse Line, but never realized that the areas east of here which were transferred to Poland had mostly never ever been Polish. The detailed descriptions of the manner of the expulsions of the German inhabitants of these and other eastern regions make for a gruelling read.
Of course, the Nazis had treated the peoples of eastern Europe abominably, and their reaction is to some extent understandable. Still makes uncomfortable reading however.
This book will be a eye opener to many readers in Britain, and is a very well written account of a little known subject. It's a long read, but well worth the effort.

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Gordon Stridiron

Millions of Civilians left to die.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2019

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It made me wonder who were the worst war criminals. Driving over 18 million ethnic Germans from their ancient homes and millions died on the forced trek to the West. Its an amazing piece of hidden history that no one talks about.

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Ned Jericho

Brilliant Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2016

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Over the years I have ever read many many books on World War 2 but virtually nothing about the after mouth of War and how it effected the "conquered"/defeated peoples of Europe. This book fills that gap. It made sobering reading regarding how poorly some of the Allied troops and people with axes to grind behaved in victory. This book also helps you appreciate how the Cold War started. The book is well researched and well written. I could not put the book down.

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Mr Levashoff

Poorly written

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2016

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I found this very disappointing earnings

I found this a disappointing read. Harrowing certainly but very poorly written and edited. Lots of short jerky sentences. It reads like a list of bullet points at times. The editing or writing makes it hard going in parts with references to people who are not previously cited as the sentence suggests.
The writer is not a professional historian and it shows. There is little if any attempt to contextualise primary evidence of survivors testimony and the reader is often left frustrated by the lack of an underlying analysis.

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Spookylabrador

Revealing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2014

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A fascinating read which brings to life what is rarely told in history or film. What happened to the Germans whom had spread themselves around europe under the nazi occupation. As one can imagine, it did not go too well for them as the nations sought their revenge against anything german. Despite germany reaping what it had sowed it is still difficult to read and comprehend the brutality and anger unleashed on a retreating german army and their peoples but at the same time it is understandable. This book is an eye opener to such events.

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N Allen

A missed opportunity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2016

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I found this a disappointing book. There is certainly a huge amount of detail but in fact this soon becomes problematic. When I reached the end of the book, I felt that I had not been given a clear picture of events. Some of the anecdotes were interesting but it is impossible to know how representative they are. The whole text could do with a rigorous editing. Conversely, the four-and-a-half page 'Conclusion' is way too thin for a book of 550 pages.

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sychnant

Grim reading..

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2019

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A comprehensive history of the suffering inflicted on mainly german civilians by the allies and their supporters,the Czech's really committed some bad crimes..Its a wonder that any of the repatriated Germans survived at all.

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eduardo

As bad as the Germans?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2016

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A thought provoking account of how the victorious allies treated a conquered population. Difficult to read at times due to the graphic barbarity of the victors. It left me thinking that we (the victors) were no better than the vanquished (the Germans) but at the same time the thought was always there that they got as good (bad) as they gave.
A very good read and hard to put down.

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