No other city has so often surrendered itself to its own seductive myths. Berlin captures, portrays, and propagates the remarkable story of those myths and their makers.
' Philip Mansel Telling the story of its people and its rulers, from its medieval origins up to the present day, Berlin is a fascinating and informative history of an extraordinary city from the author of the international bestseller ...
This book meticulously follows the volatile and frequently threatening relationship between the Western powers and the Soviet Union with regard to Berlin. The authors begin their study at that point...
Antony Beevor reconstructs the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse, telling a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanatacism, revenge and savagery, but also one of astonishing ...
These images, which give us an unforgettable glimpse into the grim reality of mid-twentieth-century warfare, are the raw material of Nik Cornishs evocative book.Using a rich selection of rare photographs from the Russian archives as well as ...
This book aims to explore Berlin's ability not to trivialise new ideas and thus remain a leader in innovation.
Poco oltre le carreggiate vidi l'erba gialla, gli sterpi secchi, i cespugli sporchi, i parcheggi vuoti, ... russi giunti a cavallo davanti ai cancelli di Auschwitz, eppure si muoveva a grandi passi dopo aver riconquistato a fatica, ...
And the fact that the most important innovations which today engage the attention of any objectively minded theatre director all started from Berlin is not an accident either. Of course, it's equally characteristic that Reinhardt's ...
You can read this book as intimate history, or as poetry, or simply as a tool for learning another language.
Berlin: d. dt. Kaiserstadt ; nebst Potsdam u. Charlottenburg mit ihren schönsten Bauwerken u. hervorragendsten Monumenten
Antony Beevor reconstructs the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse, telling a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge and savagery - but also one of astonishing ...
Das ist mein Ernst. Ich habe dir schon zu viel erzählt. Gehe nach Hause. Das hier ist eine Sache der Wacht.« Karim Ahmad machte eine energische, knappe Geste. Fidelio konnte die Magie in der Luft prickeln spüren und dann fegte eine ...
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Beevor fikk gode kritikker for sin forrige bok "Stalingrad" som kom i 2002. I denne boken tar han for seg Stalins angrep på Berlin under sluttfasen av 2. verdenskrig.
This anniversary study presents a readable, informative account of the development and current structure of Berlin.
Sinclair McKay's portrait of Berlin from 1919 forward explores the city's broad human history, from the end of the Great War to the Blockade, rise of the Wall, and beyond.
... fire . Even today , it is still not known who was actually responsible for the fire . The police arrested the Dutch citizen Marinus van der Lubbe at the scene of the crime . At the end of the year , in a highly dubious show ... Red" Berlin.
When it opened in 1875, the Kaiserhof hotel was the epitome of modernity. The opulent hotel was one of Berlin's most fashionable resorts, the haunt of aristocrats and rich holidaymakers....
This is a vivid and enduring picture of a defining moment in history, when a wall came tumbling down. An eBook short.
No other city has been so shaped and defined by individual imaginations. Berlin captures, portrays, and propagates the remarkable story of those myths and their makers.