Year zero: a history of 1945
by Buruma, Ian.
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BookPublisher: Atlantic Books 2013ISBN: 9781848879362; 1848879369.Classification number: 909.824 BURSubject(s): Nineteen forty-five, A.D | World War, 1939-1945 -- PeaceSubject: Ian Buruma examines the seven months (in Europe) and four months (in Asia) that followed surrender of the Axis powers, from the fate of Holocaust survivors liberated from the concetration camps, and the formation of the state of Israel, to the incipient civil war in China, and the allied occupation of Japan. If construction follows destruction, 'Year Zero' describes that extraordinary moment in between, when people faced the wreckage, full of despair, as well as great hope.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 909.824 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002845213X |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ian Buruma examines the seven months (in Europe) and four months (in Asia) that followed surrender of the Axis powers, from the fate of Holocaust survivors liberated from the concetration camps, and the formation of the state of Israel, to the incipient civil war in China, and the allied occupation of Japan. If construction follows destruction, 'Year Zero' describes that extraordinary moment in between, when people faced the wreckage, full of despair, as well as great hope.
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