Year Zero: A History of 1945
- ISBN-10
- 0143125974
- ISBN-13
- 9780143125976
- Series
- Year Zero
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 368
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-30
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Ian Buruma
Description
A history professor describes the events during the year World War II ended, beginning a new era of prosperity in America, rebirth and rebuilding in Europe, and the start of the Cold War era.
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