The Bitter Taste of Victory: Life, Love, and Art in the Ruins of the Reich

Explores What Daily Life Was Like In Post-war Germany, With Insights About The Larger Shifts In German Culture, Art, And Society. Part I: The Battle For Germany, 1944-45 -- 1. Setting Out For A Country That Didn't Really Exist: Crossing The Siegfried Line: November-december 1944 -- 2. Nazi Germany Is Doomed: Advance Into Germany: January-april 1945 -- 3. We Were Blind And Unbelieving And Slow: Victory: April-may 1945 -- Part Ii: Ruin And Reconstruction, May-december 1945 -- 4. Complete Chaos Guaranteed: Occupation: May-august 1945 -- 5. Berlin Is Boiling In Sweltering Summer Heat: Berlin: July-october 1945 -- 6. A Pain That Hurts Too Much: German Winter: September-december 1945 -- Part Iii: Judgement And Hunger, 1945-46 -- 7. You'll Hang Them Anyhow: Nuremberg: November 1945-march 1946 -- 8. Let Germany Live!: Fighting The Peace: March-may 1946 -- 9. Let This Trial Never Finish: Boredom: May-august 1946 -- 10. The Law Tries To Keep Up With Life: Judgement: September-october 1946 -- Part Iv: Tension And Revival, 1946-48 -- 11. Their Suffering, And Often Their Bravery, Make One Love Them: Cold War: October 1946-october 1947 -- 12. I've Been The Devil's General On Earth Too Long: Artistic Enlightenment: November 1947-january 1948 -- 13. In Hell Too There Are These Luxuriant Gardens: Germany In California: January-june 1948 -- Part V: Divided Germany, 1948-49 -- 14. If This Is A War Who Is Our Enemy?: The Berlin Airlift: June 1948-may 1949 -- 15. Perhaps Our Deaths Will Shock You Into Attention: Division: May-october 1949 -- Coda: Closing Time In The Gardens Of The West. Lara Feigel. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 409-420) And Index.