Germany Since 1945 (Studies in Contemporary History)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: January 3, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780333964729
Subjects: European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; History - General History; History: World; Germany; Europe - Germany; History & Theory - General; History / Germany; Europe - General; 1945-1990; Cold war; German reunification question (1949-1990); Germany (East); History; Unification, 1990
First sentence: In May 1945, when Hitler's armies had finally been defeated, there was no obvious future for Germany, just a terrible legacy.