The path to the Berlin Wall : critical stages in the history of divided Germany /
The long path to the Berlin Wall began in 1945, when Josef Stalin instructed the Communist Party to take power in the Soviet occupation zone while the three Western allies secured their areas of influence. When Germany was split into separate states in 1949, Berlin remained divided into four sectors...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
Publicado: |
New York, NY :
Berghahn Books,
2014.
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The long path to the Berlin Wall began in 1945, when Josef Stalin instructed the Communist Party to take power in the Soviet occupation zone while the three Western allies secured their areas of influence. When Germany was split into separate states in 1949, Berlin remained divided into four sectors, with West Berlin surrounded by the GDR but lingering as a captivating showcase for Western values and goods. Following a failed Soviet attempt to expel the allies from West Berlin with a blockade in 1948-49, a second crisis ensued from 1958-61. |
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Notas: | "Der Weg zur Mauer." |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 374 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781782382898 1782382895 |