01581cam a2200289 4500 506444361 TxAuBib 20210831120000.0 210129s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021002362 9781250247568 HRD 29.99 125024756X HRD 29.99 TxAuBib Milton, Giles. Checkmate in Berlin [BOOK] : the Cold War showdown that shaped the modern world / Giles Milton. First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2021. xvi, 377 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-357) and index. The road to Berlin -- Flag on the Reichstag -- Red Berlin -- Loot -- Arrival of the allies -- Life on the edge -- Dividing the spoils -- Let battle commence -- Enter the overlords -- The Iron Curtain -- Ministry of lies -- Crime and punishment -- Playingdirty -- Shifting sands -- Breaking point -- The perfect siege -- Flying high -- The sky's the limit -- Checkmate -- Fruits of victory. "The lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II that fired the starting gun for the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher. 20210831. World War, 1939-1945 Germany Berlin. Cold War. Berlin (Germany) History 1945-1990. Berlin (Germany) Strategic aspects.