Giles MacDonogh. Basic Books, - History - pages. 3 Reviews. The shocking history of the brutal occupation of Germany after the Second World War. . An astonishing million ordinary Germans were killed in the post-Reich era. A shocking account of a massive and brutal military occupation, After the Reich draws on an array of contemporary first-person accounts of the period to offer a bold reframing of the history of World War II and its aftermath. British journalist/historian Giles MacDonogh's thesis is the Allied occupation of Germany and the liberation of Eastern Europe by the Red Army were brutal, a largely overlooked drama that reveals the moral hypocrisy of the victors of the Second World War.
After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation Giles MacDonogh (New York: Basic Books, ) pages. UCSB: DDM22 On Line Version. MacDonogh ends After the Reich with the Berlin crisis and the massive airlift to keep the Soviets from taking over the entire city. Much like Germany itself, Berlin was divided into four occupation zones, but the Soviets tried to force the other Allies out in by blockading the land route from the Western zones to the city itself. In After the Reich, Giles MacDonogh has written a comprehensive history of Germany and Austria in the postwar period, drawing on a vast array of contemporary first-person accounts of the period. In doing so, he has finally given a voice the millions of who, lucky to survive the war, found themselves struggling to survive a hellish "peace.".
Book review: Giles MacDonogh's *After the Reich: The Brutal History of The Allied Occupation*. A lot has been written about World War II, and some has even been written about the aftermath regarding the development of the Cold War. However, there is not a lot of published information giving an overall view of the occupation of Germany and the development of the divided country that lasted for 40 years. A shocking account of a massive and brutal military occupation, After the Reich draws on an array of contemporary first-person accounts of the period to offer a bold reframing of the history of World War II and its aftermath. Related collections and offers. Product Details. Giles MacDonogh. Basic Books, Jul 3, - History - pages. 4 Reviews. When the Third Reich collapsed in , the Allied powers converged on Germany and divided it into four zones of.
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