In the Ruins of the Reich: Germany 1945-1949

(Methuen, London, May 2005)

 A new edition of this classic study of the so-called 'German holocaust' published on the 60th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany and the post-war chaos of life under the victors' occupation.

 'A portrait of hell, complete with all the details - horrifying and memorable.' (New York Times)

 The best of the VE Day books because it travels the least familiar ground.'  (Max Hastings, Evening Standard, London)

'The world left behind by the shattered Third Reich - a broad canvas that encompasses the full horror of what has been called 'the German holocaust.' (Baltimore Sun)