Konrad Adenauer Memoirs 1945-53
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding tight. Some foxing on prelims and book block. Poor DJ within mylar. Clean text.
A landmark work of twentieth-century political memoir, Adenauer: Memoirs 1945-53 chronicles the remarkable rise of Konrad Adenauer from the ruins of postwar Germany to the chancellorship of the newly founded Federal Republic. Written in Adenauer's own authoritative voice, the memoir details the immense challenges of rebuilding a shattered nation — navigating Allied occupation, forging the foundations of West German democracy, and steering a course through the treacherous early years of the Cold War. With measured candor and a statesman's precision, Adenauer presents his pivotal negotiations with Western powers, illuminating the diplomatic maneuvering that secured Germany's integration into the Western alliance and laid the groundwork for the Wirtschaftswunder, or economic miracle. The tone is sober and deliberate, reflecting the character of a leader who believed deeply in reconciliation, Christian democratic values, and the rule of law. An indispensable primary source, this account offers readers an intimate window into one of the most consequential periods of modern European history, as seen through the eyes of the man who shaped it.
Author: Konrad Adenauer
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding tight. Some foxing on prelims and book block. Poor DJ within mylar. Clean text.
A landmark work of twentieth-century political memoir, Adenauer: Memoirs 1945-53 chronicles the remarkable rise of Konrad Adenauer from the ruins of postwar Germany to the chancellorship of the newly founded Federal Republic. Written in Adenauer's own authoritative voice, the memoir details the immense challenges of rebuilding a shattered nation — navigating Allied occupation, forging the foundations of West German democracy, and steering a course through the treacherous early years of the Cold War. With measured candor and a statesman's precision, Adenauer presents his pivotal negotiations with Western powers, illuminating the diplomatic maneuvering that secured Germany's integration into the Western alliance and laid the groundwork for the Wirtschaftswunder, or economic miracle. The tone is sober and deliberate, reflecting the character of a leader who believed deeply in reconciliation, Christian democratic values, and the rule of law. An indispensable primary source, this account offers readers an intimate window into one of the most consequential periods of modern European history, as seen through the eyes of the man who shaped it.