Berlin Then and Now

Berlin Then and Now Author:Tony Le Tissier Language:English Text Format:Hardcover Dimensions:8.5" x 12" Pages:472 pages Photos:Over 1700 photos Maps:Some maps Publisher:After the Battle ISBN:090091372X Item No. ATB BK-003 Using 'then and now' photographs we look at Berlin throughout its many phases. The turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, when Communist and Nazi fought each other for control of the streets, led to the Third Reich with its spectacular scenes of grandeur and glory. However, the 'Thousand Year Reich', and the architectural megalomania it spawned which transformed the centre of Berlin, began to crumble within ten years as the Western Allies dealt out massive retribution from the air. The Soviet land attack which followed finally ground much of what was left of the city into dust. Berlin's position as the focal point of the Cold War in Europe is examined, culminating in 1961 with the fa