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Alexandra Richie

Auteur van Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin

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By focussing on Berlin Richie has produced a superb history of Germany. The broad time-span clarifies the origins of the two world wars and the origins of Nazism.
I've just finished read Die Stadt by Hermann Hesse. The origins of his fictional city are close to Berlin's.
 
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lcl999 | 6 andere besprekingen | Aug 15, 2022 |
Vel skrifuð og rannsökuð frásögn af uppreisn Pólverja í Varsjá undir lok síðari heimsstyrjaldarinnar. Richie gerir vel í að greina frá mistökum þeirra við að hefja uppreisnina líkt og þeir gerðu og hvernig þeir urðu leiksoppar stórveldanna þegar Stalín ákvað að tryggja endalok þeirra og Vesturveldin tóku ákvörðun hans þegjandi. Lýsingarnar af framferði þýska herliðsins eru vægast sagt hrollvekjandi en fróðlegt er að sjá hvernig stigbreyting varð á ofbeldinu. Fyrst var útrýming það eina sem Hitler og Himmler tóku í mál og allir voru myrtir á staðnum en þegar uppreisnin drógst á langinn þá tókst pólsku uppreisnarmönnunum að knýja fram betri meðferð því Þjóðverjum lá á að sigrast á þeim.
Mikilvæg lesning öllum sem vilja fræðast um einn af hryllilegustu lokaþáttum stríðsins.
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SkuliSael | 4 andere besprekingen | Apr 28, 2022 |
I have only become interested in German history recently. I have read another book about the history of Berlin, [b:Berlin|784885|Berlin|David Clay Large|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348516982s/784885.jpg|770885] and so was already familiar with Berlin's history. This book went further, starting in the Middle Ages, when Berlin was founded. The chapters I most enjoyed were about the First World War, the Golden Twenties, and the Nazis. I also enjoyed the chapters about the Second World War, the Battle of Berlin, and the Cold War. I was disappointed that the book ended before Berlin became Germany's capital again.
After reading this book, I intend to read more about German history, especially about the aftermath of the Second World War and how Germany (West Germany in particular) picked itself up and became a successful democracy for the first time in its long history.
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