Exorcising Hitler : the occupation and denazification of Germany / Frederick Taylor.

Author/creator Taylor, Fred, 1947- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Bloomsbury Press, 2013.
Copyright Date©2011
Descriptionxxxvii, 438 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Occupation and denazification of Germany
Contents Into the Reich -- Hoo-hoo-hoo -- The great trek -- Zero hour -- Through conquerors' eyes -- Hunger -- The price -- To the victors the spoils -- No pardon -- The fish and the net -- Persil washes white -- Divide and rule -- Hope -- Epilogue.
Abstract British historian Taylor (The Berlin Wall) surveys the occupation policies of the Allied victors, showing a variegated picture: brutal in the Soviet zone, relatively humane in the American, British, and French sectors, but everywhere a landscape of hunger, cold, and--in German eyes--humiliation. Taylor also examines how the efforts to bring to account millions of ex-Nazi Party members were erratic, corrupt, and ineffective.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 385-417) and index.
ISBN9781608195039 (paperback)
ISBN1608195031 (paperback)