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Faustâ€™s Metropolis: a history of Berlin

History

RICHIE, Alexandra

Europe

London: HarperCollins

Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I havent read a better book on Berlin. Gordon A. CraigIn Berlin, history is tangible. The sense of the past of Europe, of Germany, and of the 20th-centurys myths, depravities, idealism and horror hangs in the air around the old Hinterhofs and deserted railway stations. No other city has played such a part in the tides of 20th-century European affairs.Fausts Metropolis follows the rich and inspiring history of this city: from the revolutionary fervour of its teeming slums, the insufferable pomp of Imperial Berlin, and the frantic modernism of Weimar to the brutality of the Nazis and the symbolic defeat of Communism as the Wall came down. Writing superbly of Berlins role as a crucible of change, Alexandra Richie reveals herself as an extraordinary new talent.

Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

The full untold story of how one of history's bravest revolts ended in one of its greatest crimes In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city's destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final days―and then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves. 
 Warsaw 1944 tells the story of this brave, and errant, calculation. For more than sixty days, the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SS's most brutal forces. But in the end, their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies, the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler, Himmler, and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of history's most brutal war, and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources, Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War II's most unsung heroes.

Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising

Farrar. Straus and Giroux

Picador

Faust's Metropolis

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An author narrates the history of Berlin from its birth in pre-Roman times through its pivotal position in many of the twentieth century's turning points, including Hitler's attempts to build a fascist empire, and the painful division that resulted from the Cold War.

Basic Books

Berlin - called the Schicksal Stadt Deutschlands, the City of German Destiny - has been at the heart of the most important events of not only Germany, but also modern Europe. In this powerful historical narrative, Oxford historian Alexandra Richie follows Berlin from its Medieval foundation to the nation-building dreams of Frederick the Great and Bismarck. Most important, she concentrates on the city during the twentieth century's upheavals: the Weimar Republic's decadent capital; Hitler and Goebbels's fascist metropolis; the city divided by the Cold War. Published to international acclaim, Faust's Metropolis is history at its most enthralling. "Brilliant work . . . the material is all fascinating, and Richie is an excellent descriptive writer." - New York Review of Books "Thoroughgoing and engrossing" - Peter Gay, author of My German Question "Outstanding . . . brilliantly written" - Michael Howard, Times Literary Supplement "Magnificent . . . should be required reading for anyone with any curiosity about where Europe has been and where it is going" - Piers Paul Read, Sunday Telegraph "A compelling narrative" - Philadelphia Inquirer "Absorbing" - Wall Street Journal

Carroll Graf Publishers

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Faustâ€™s Metropolis: a history of Berlin

Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin

Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising

Warsaw 1944: Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising

Faust's Metropolis

Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin

Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin