The final week of the Third Reich's existence has begun. Hitler is dead, but the war has still not ended. Everything has both ground to a halt and yet remains agonisingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Führer, Admiral ...(展开全部)

The final week of the Third Reich's existence has begun. Hitler is dead, but the war has still not ended. Everything has both ground to a halt and yet remains agonisingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Führer, Admiral ...(展开全部)

On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of t...(展开全部)

On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of t...(展开全部)

The dramatic, first-hand account of the historic 1986 Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Iceland—the definitive weekend that was the key turning point in the Cold War—by President Reagan’s arms control director, Ken Adelman. In October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for a forty-eight-hour summit in Reykjavik, Iceland. Planned as a short, inconsequential gathering to outl...(展开全部)

The War that Ended Peace tells the story of how intelligent, well-meaning leaders guided their nations into catastrophe. These epic events, brilliantly described by one our era's most talented historians, warn of the dangers that arise when we fail to anticipate the consequences of our actions. Immersed in intrigue, enlivened by fascinating stories, and made compelling by the a...(展开全部)

The War that Ended Peace tells the story of how intelligent, well-meaning leaders guided their nations into catastrophe. These epic events, brilliantly described by one our era's most talented historians, warn of the dangers that arise when we fail to anticipate the consequences of our actions. Immersed in intrigue, enlivened by fascinating stories, and made compelling by the a...(展开全部)

◎著者简介 迈克尔·B. 奥伦（Michael B. Oren），以色列历史学家、作家，前以色列议会议员、政府成员，曾任以色列驻联合国代表团顾问、以色列驻美国大使，现为耶路撒冷沙勒姆中心高级研究员。著有《盟友：我跨越美以鸿沟的旅程》（Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide）、《权力、信仰与幻想：美国在中东，1776年至今》（Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present），以及《六日战争》（Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East），三部作品均登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜。奥伦博士还是《新共和》杂志...(展开全部)

◎著者简介 迈克尔·B. 奥伦（Michael B. Oren），以色列历史学家、作家，前以色列议会议员、政府成员，曾任以色列驻联合国代表团顾问、以色列驻美国大使，现为耶路撒冷沙勒姆中心高级研究员。著有《盟友：我跨越美以鸿沟的旅程》（Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide）、《权力、信仰与幻想：美国在中东，1776年至今》（Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to the Present），以及《六日战争》（Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East），三部作品均登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜。奥伦博士还是《新共和》杂志...(展开全部)