'Brilliantly written and completely absorbing, this is Milton's masterpiece' ANTHONY HOROWITZBERLIN'S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE.The city was to be carved up between the victorious powers - British, American, French and Soviet - with four all-powerful commandants ruling over their sectors. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution; in reality, it marked the start of a ferocious battle of wits. As relations between east and west broke down, these rival commandants fought a desperate battle for control. In doing so, they fired the starting gun for the Cold War. From America's explosive Frank 'Howlin' Mad' Howley, a sharp-tongued colonel with a loathing for Russians, to his nemesis, Russia's charmingly deceptive General Alexander Kotikov, CHECKMATE IN BERLIN tells the exhilarating, high-stakes story of kidnap, skullduggery, sabotage, murder and the greatest aerial operation in history. This is the epic story of the first battle of the Cold War and how it shaped the modern world.'An excellent storyteller' ANDREW ROBERTS 'A book full of heroes' THE TIMES
CONTRIBUTORS: Giles MiltonEAN: 9781529393170COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 320 gHEIGHT: 128 cm
PUBLISHED BY: John Murray PressDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralWIDTH: 196 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Berlin, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Second World War
PRAISE FOR GILES MILTON:, The master of narrative history, A compulsive storyteller, A first-rate storyteller, A meticulous researcher and masterful storyteller
Giles Milton is a writer and historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of eleven books including Nathaniel's Nutmeg, White Gold, Samurai William, Paradise Lost, Russian Roulette, D-Day: The Soldier's Story and Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. He has also written three novels and three children's books. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in London.
'Brilliantly written and completely absorbing, this is Milton's masterpiece' ANTHONY HOROWITZBERLIN'S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE.The city was to be carved up between the victorious powers - British, American, French and Soviet - with four all-powerful commandants ruling over their sectors. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution; in reality, it marked the start of a ferocious battle of wits. As relations between east and west broke down, these rival commandants fought a desperate battle for control. In doing so, they fired the starting gun for the Cold War. From America's explosive Frank 'Howlin' Mad' Howley, a sharp-tongued colonel with a loathing for Russians, to his nemesis, Russia's charmingly deceptive General Alexander Kotikov, CHECKMATE IN BERLIN tells the exhilarating, high-stakes story of kidnap, skullduggery, sabotage, murder and the greatest aerial operation in history. This is the epic story of the first battle of the Cold War and how it shaped the modern world.'An excellent storyteller' ANDREW ROBERTS 'A book full of heroes' THE TIMES
CONTRIBUTORS: Giles MiltonEAN: 9781529393170COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 320 gHEIGHT: 128 cm
PUBLISHED BY: John Murray PressDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralWIDTH: 196 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Berlin, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Second World War
Giles Milton is a writer and historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of eleven books including Nathaniel's Nutmeg, White Gold, Samurai William, Paradise Lost, Russian Roulette, D-Day: The Soldier's Story and Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. He has also written three novels and three children's books. His books have been translated into twenty-five languages. He lives in London.
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Four Year old children have no concept of lying - this is a four year old child's account of visiting Heaven, what he saw and experienced there. Everyone should read this book and be motivated to lead better lives. If they did, there would probably be a lot less crime, fewer wars and a lot less killing in the world. This is a must read.
The style is very simple, the author has deliberately made the book easy to read and understand .