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Checkmate in Berlin

The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World

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Checkmate in Berlin

De: Giles Milton
Narrado por: Giles Milton
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This program is read by the author.

From a master of popular history, the lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II as it’s never been told before

BERLIN’S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE: the city, along with the rest of Germany, was to be carved up among the victorious powers - the United States, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution. In reality, once the four powers were no longer united by the common purpose of defeating Germany, they wasted little time reverting to their prewar hostility toward - and suspicion of - one another. The veneer of civility between the Western allies and the Soviets was to break down in spectacular fashion in Berlin. Rival systems, rival ideologies, and rival personalities ensured that the German capital became an explosive battleground.

The warring leaders who ran Berlin’s four sectors were charismatic, mercurial men, and Giles Milton brings them all to rich and thrilling life here. We meet unforgettable individuals like America’s explosive Frank “Howlin’ Mad” Howley, a brusque sharp-tongued colonel with a relish for mischief and a loathing for all Russians. Appointed commandant of the city’s American sector, Howley fought an intensely personal battle against his wily nemesis, General Alexander Kotikov, commandant of the Soviet sector. Kotikov oozed charm as he proposed vodka toasts at his alcohol-fueled parties, but Howley correctly suspected his Soviet rival was Stalin’s agent, appointed to evict the Western allies from Berlin and ultimately from Germany as well.

Throughout, Checkmate in Berlin recounts the first battle of the Cold War as we’ve never before seen it. An exhilarating tale of intense rivalry and raw power, it is above all a story of flawed individuals who were determined to win, and Milton does a masterful job of weaving between all the key players’ motivations and thinking at every turn. A story of unprecedented human drama, it’s one that had a profound, and often underestimated, shaping force on the modern world – one that’s still felt today.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company

©2021 Giles Milton (P)2021 Macmillan Audio
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I highly recommend this book, gives us a perspective on the Cold War’s start and the differences between the East and West

Excellent story telling

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Giles Milton is a most talented author. Not only can he make history come to life, but he narrates like a full time narrator. He can do it all. He makes post war Berlin come to life like a live action spy novel. It’s cat and mouse non stop. Bravo!!

Best author/ narrator in the business

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It was a very eye opening and interesting read on the days following WWII in Berlin. Most interesting insight into the tactics of Stalin and Russia especially given today’s current events in Ukraine.

Worth a listen for sure

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Very engaging and informative telling of significant and far reaching historical events that led to the beginnings of the Berlin Wall

Compelling

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I was amazed at the amount of new information I learned about post war Berlin. I had no idea how much work was done in such a short period of time.

Excellent Story

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I really enjoyed this. It filled in a lot of gaps in my knowledge of what happened between the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War in earnest. Lots of fascinating characters. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the period.

Excellent history of the early days of the Cold War

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This book tells the very unique, unusual, a fascinating history of post-WW II Berlin. It's extremely well written and so enthralling that it's difficult to put down. Anyone who lived through this era and was interested in understanding events in more detail will greatly enjoy this book. Strongly recommended and absolutely a five star book.

Fascinating History

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Brilliantly written. Full of facts and interesting characters. Would make an excellent Documentary for Television.

Enlightening Book

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Very informative, interesting, well written and wonderful performance. Detailed but not exhaustingly so. Highly recommend.

Highly recommend.

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Written and narrated beautifully. I’m afraid that the events and stories themselves are a bit underwhelming

Great Book!

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