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Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World
By Milton, Giles
- ISBN
- 9781250247568
- Publisher
- Holt
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Reviewed on June 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
Recognizing that Berlin was a center of attention throughout the Cold War, historian Milton (Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy) enlightens both avid readers and practicing historians with sketches of the foreign military leaders who, from 1945 to 1949, presided over occupied Berlin's four sectors and interacted with each other and their countries' commanders in Germany. These lesser-known figures include American colonel Frank "Howlin' Mad" ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
