Eight Days in May: How Germany's War Ended by Volker Ullrich (English) Paperback

Description: Eight Days in May by Volker Ullrich, Jefferson Chase A gripping history of Germanys zero hour, the eight days between Hitlers death and the wars end1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reichs existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain.Volker Ullrichs remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, describing how each day unfolds. With Hitler dead, Berlin in ruins and the war undoubtedly lost, the process by which the fighting would end remained horrifyingly unclear. Many major Nazis were still on the loose, wild rumours continued to circulate about a last stand in the Alps and the Western allies falling out with the Soviet Union.All over Europe, millions of soldiers, prisoners, slave labourers and countless exhausted, grief-stricken and often homeless families watched and waited for the wars end. Eight Days in May is the story of people, in Erich K stners striking phrase, stuck in the gap between no longer and not yet. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Volker Ullrich is a historian and journalist whose previous books include biographies of Bismarck and Napoleon, as well as a major study of Imperial Germany, The Nervous Superpower, 1871-1918. Ullrich was for many years editor of the political books review section of Die Zeit. His two-volume biography of Adolf Hitler was a German bestseller.Jefferson Chase is a writer, translator and journalist based in Berlin. He has translated more than a dozen German texts into English, including Volker Ullrichs acclaimed two-volume biography of Hitler. Review Superb ... excellent and admirably succinct. -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *Ullrich delivers a punchy account that is a proper page-turner ... there is still plenty to say about immediate postwar Germany. -- Giles MacDonogh * Financial Times *Strongly written and deeply researched ... a vital and often vibrant account of eight days when people all across Europe were suspended in confusion and chaos. * Kirkus *The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ulrichs rich narrative. For Western nations that have never faced comprehensive and destructive defeat, this is an instructive lesson in how societies cope with the devastating reality of a surrender that they grimly await. -- Richard OveryA fast-paced, brilliant recounting of the turbulent last days of the Third Reich. With all the energy and chaos of a Jackson Pollock canvas, Eight Days in May evokes the complete and utter chaos of a collapsing society. -- Helmut Walser Smith, author of Germany: A Nation in its TimeThe last chapter of the Nazi regime, just before its fall, is perhaps the most interesting. And Volker Ulrich manages to cover the days after Hitlers suicide with brilliant prose, and excellent original research. -- Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed: Drugs in the Third ReichUllrichs compact, gripping narration brings to life the death throes of the Nazi regime as individual acts of delusion, desperation and resignation. This vivid mosaic of German reactions to defeat is a suspenseful account and original depiction of the ambivalence and disbelief of those who had been spellbound by Hitler. -- Wendy Lower, author of The Ravine Review Quote The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ulrichs rich narrative. For Western nations that have never faced comprehensive and destructive defeat, this is an instructive lesson in how societies cope with the devastating reality of a surrender that they grimly await. Promotional "Headline" A gripping history of Germanys zero hour, the eight days between Hitlers death and the wars end Details ISBN014199410X Author Jefferson Chase Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Language English Year 2022 Translator Jefferson Chase ISBN-10 014199410X ISBN-13 9780141994109 Publication Date 2022-09-01 UK Release Date 2022-09-01 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from German Pages 336 Subtitle How Germanys War Ended DEWEY 943.0864 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-11-28 AU Release Date 2022-11-28 Alternative 9780141994116 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139276355;

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