A well-reviewed book, but I didn't find it very valuable. At least it was a very quick read. Author was a Viennese Jew whose parents were killed in the mayhem, thus with an interesting perspective on events in Berlin immediately following the end of WWII (he served as a translator and in various other capacities).He addressed some of the practical problems with denazification - including the continuing need to run the country at a time when so much of the leadership could be viewed as tainted. What a mess.
Also the shortages, and the politicking among the four occupying powers. A pretty unique confluence of countries in a tight geography.
So the book was interesting, but not nearly as useful as this book, or this book, or especially this book.
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