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Title: From Yalta to Berlin: The Cold War Struggle Over Germany by W. R. Smyser ISBN: 0-312-23340-X Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 16 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Detailed, dry and a good read
Comment: This book is quite intriguing. Although a mass of detail, possibly too much, it made my 35 minute train journeys to the city go by very quickly. That shows how readable it is. Most interesting of all are the author's descriptions of the various political and military leaders, and I agree with another reviewer that Lucius Clay comes out of it very well. Ulbricht on the other hand appears as a right villain.
One criticism is that Smyser hardly touches on the fact that the former East Germany has struggled so badly after unification. I have been there on more than one occasion, and various locals protest that they "had no problem with the GDR". They probably did, but things are not easy now, fourteen years on.
Rating: 5
Summary: Accurate Account and Great Inside Info by W.R.Smyser
Comment: This is a really great and reliable account of the Cold War Struggle over Germany as a whole and/or parts thereof.
Smyser points out, that at the possibility of Re-Unification of German states time was of the essence (before an eventual Soviet Union Communist collaps, which actually happened). In order to grasp the opportunity of the moment, the illegally created Oder-Neisse River Line (Soviet Communist take-over of a third part of Germany and Expulsions) was left untouched. Smyser repeatedly refers to all four Occupiers, leaving things as they have been since 1945, a condition of giving their OK to Re-unification of the other two parts of Germany.
Only one mistake, Rathaus Schoeneberg, city hall is not situated in the (former) British Sector of Berlin, but in the (former) American Sector. Remember, this is , where President Kennedy held his famous speech ( Ich bin ein Berliner) at Kennedy Platz (square). For todays books (even in schools), dealing with Eastern Germany/Eastern Europe and especially many internet articles, such as Wikipedia, are so very unfactual and full of mistakes, that this book with only one obvious mistake, is truly amazing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Effectively served my needs
Comment: I was only 5 when the Wall fell, and the Soviet Union began to collapse. I could not relate to the Cold War on the level to which my parent's generation can. I sought out this book for the purpose of building a foundation of my understanding of the events that took place in the Cold War with reference to Germany. This book effectively served my needs. It was well organized and presented research and arguments relevant to the german question formulated by Smyser. While my background with the subject matter is rather limited, I can assure you that a person who wishes to use this book for the purpose that I used it will be pleasantly suprised.
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Title: The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership by Zbigniew Brzezinski ISBN: 0465008003 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Colossus: The Price of America's Empire by Niall Ferguson ISBN: 1594200130 Publisher: The Penguin Press HC Pub. Date: 22 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet by Jim Mann, James Mann ISBN: 0670032999 Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 08 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward ISBN: 074325547X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 19 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: My Life by Bill Clinton ISBN: 0375414576 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 22 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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