{"product_id":"9781250838995-checkmate-in-berlin-the-cold-war-showdown-that-shaped-the-modern-world","title":"Milton Giles - Checkmate In Berlin The Cold War Showdown That Shaped The Modern World - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: From a master of popular history the lively immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it's never been told before Berlins FATE WAS Sealed AT THE 1945 YALT a Conference: the city along with the rest of Germany was to be carved up among the victorious powers the United States Britain France and the Soviet Union. On paper it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality once the four powers were no longer united by the common purpose of defeating Germany they wasted little time reverting to their prewar hostility toward and suspicion of one another. The veneer of civility between the Western allies and the Soviets was to break down in spectacular fashion in Berlin. Rival systems rival ideologies and rival personalities ensured that the German capital became an explosive battleground. The warring leaders who ran Berlin's four sectors were charismatic mercurial men and Giles Milton brings them all to rich and thrilling life here. We meet unforgettable individuals like America's explosive Frank Howlin Mad Howley a brusque sharp - tongued colonel with a relish for mischief and a loathing for all Russians. Appointed commandant of the city's American sector Howley fought an intensely personal battle against his wily nemesis General Alexander Kotikov commandant of the Soviet sector. Kotikov oozed charm as he proposed vodka toasts at his alcohol - fueled parties but Howley correctly suspected his Soviet rival was Stalin's agent appointed to evict the Western allies from Berlin and ultimately from Germany as well. Throughout Checkmate in Berlin recounts the first battle of the Cold War as we ve never before seen it. An exhilarating tale of intense rivalry and raw power it is above all a story of flawed individuals who were determined to win and Milton does a masterful job of weaving between all the key players motivations and thinking at every turn. A story of unprecedented human drama it's one that had a profound and often underestimated shaping force on the modern world one that's still felt today.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Checkmate In Berlin The Cold War Showdown That Shaped The Modern World\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Milton Giles\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Henry Holt And Co.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781250838995\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 416 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 6\/7\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Second World War","brand":"Milton Giles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51394768961841,"sku":"IN-G-9781250838995","price":17.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781250838995.jpg?v=1747990376","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781250838995-checkmate-in-berlin-the-cold-war-showdown-that-shaped-the-modern-world","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}