The East German Leadership and the Division of Germany: Patriotism and Propaganda 1945-1953

by Dirk Spilker

Overview

This is the most detailed and up-to-date study of the division of Germany after the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished documents, Dirk Spilker reveals the political realities of the situation in post-war Germany, and reassesses the motivations and actions of the Western Allies and the Soviet bloc as they manoeuvred to achieve their ends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199284122
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/07/2006
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dirk Spilker took degrees at the Universities of Cologne, Cambridge, and Oxford, and is now a management consultant in his native Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. 'It Should Look Democratic': The German Communists and the Birth of the SED2. Nationwide Goals and Zonal Priorities: The KPD/SED and the German Question from Potsdam to Bizonia3. Between Hope and Despair: The SED and the Consolidation of the SBZ4. Unity Postponed: The SED and the Founding of the GDR5. Retreat and Retrenchment: The SED and the German Question in the Early 1950sConclusionBibliographyIndex