Good books on post WWII Germany?

Question

I just finished reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by William Shirer--excellent account by the way--and it ends with just after the suicide of Hitler. I'm really curious to know the details of how Germany recovered from the brain-washing of the previous 13 years. Any good books on Germany from the time Hitler died?

Answer 1

There aren't that many, but here's a list of some that are available.



Germany Since 1945 (Studies in Contemporary History) by Pol O'Dochartaigh

The American Impact on Postwar Germany  by Reiner Pommerin

Waiting for Hope: Jewish Displaced Persons in Post-World War II Germany (Jewish Lives) by Angelika Konigseder, Juliane Wetzel, and John A. Broadwin

Germany, Hitler, and World War II: Essays in Modern German and World History  by Gerhard L. Weinberg



Life and Death in a German Town: Osnabruck from the Weimar Republic to World War II and Beyond (International Library of Twentieth Century History) by Panayi



Remaking the Conquering Heroes: The Postwar American Occupation of Germany by John Willoughby



Homecomings: Returning POWs and the Legacies of Defeat in Postwar Germany by Frank Biess