In the Ruins of the ReichPaperback, 1 August 2011

A classic account of Germany after her fall to the Allies in May 1945. Concentrates on the period between the collapse of the Reich and the foundation of the new Germanys, an unusual and little-charted time in history. Botting shows that the plan to bring democracy to Germany was far from straightforward.

Douglas Botting is the author of "Nazi Gold" (with Ian Sayer) and "Hitler's Women,"