An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

102. Germany from Adenauer to Angela

September 28, 2021

Description

As Angela Merkel bows out of German politics, Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explore the surprisingly colourful world of Germany’s Chancellors since the Second World War. It’s a story of...
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Books Referenced

Eight Days in May: How Germany's War Ended

Author: Volker Ulrich

Context:

Tom mentions reading this recently released English translation about the last eight days between Hitler's suicide and Germany's complete surrender, describing it as a 'brilliant, pointillist depiction' with portraits of various people including Konrad Adenauer

Hitler biography

Author: Volker Ulrich

Context:

Referenced when introducing Volker Ulrich as the author who 'wrote Great Bibliography of Hitler' - this appears to be his well-known multi-volume biography of Hitler

Aftermath

Author: Harold Jena

Context:

Dominic mentions reading this book that came out this year and was translated into English, describing it as covering 'the 10 years after the war' including denazification, with a whole chapter about rubble clearance in post-war Germany