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Abacus (2003), Edition: New edition, 608 pages
Description
After World War II, Germany lay in ruins. Konrad Adenauer deserves much of the credit for raising West Germany to a position of economic prosperity and making it a respected free-world ally. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer was stripped of all his political positions, imprisoned, and then sent to a concentration camp. But after the war he organized a new party, the Christian Democratic Union and in 1949 he became West Germany's first chancellor, retiring after four consecutive re-elections in 1963. Charles Williams' biography of this 20th-century statesman is also a history of modern Germany.
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LibraryThing member zen_923
Great book, i just felt that the discussion on Adenauer’s life as a chancellor was a bit rushed towards the end of the book. I also think that the author should have added discussions on his thoughts about world affairs once he retired
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
608 p.; 5 inches
ISBN
0349113696 / 9780349113692