{"title":"Oliver Hilmes","description":"Oliver Hilmes, born in 1971, studied history, politics, and psychology in Paris, Marburg, and Potsdam, and holds a doctorate in twentieth-century history. His best-selling work includes Malevolent Muse: The Life of Alma Mahler (2004) and Cosima Wagner: The Lady of Bayreuth (2007). Most recently he has published Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar (2011) and Ludwig II: Der unzeitgem\u0026amp;aauml;ße König (2013).","products":[{"product_id":"berlin-1936-fascism-fear-and-triumph-set-against-hitlers-olympic-games-paperback","title":"Berlin 1936: Fascism, Fear, and Triumph Set Against Hitler's Olympic Games - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph, Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lively account of the 1936 Olympics told through the voices and stories of those who witnessed it, from an award-winning historian and biographer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerlin 1936\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader through the sixteen days of the Olympiad, describing the events in the German capital through the eyes of a select cast of characters--Nazi leaders and foreign diplomats, sportsmen and journalists, writers and socialites, nightclub owners and jazz musicians. While the events in the Olympic stadium, such as when an American tourist breaks through the security and manages to kiss Hitler, provide the focus and much of the drama, it also considers the lives of ordinary Berliners--the woman with a dark secret who steps in front of a train, the transsexual waiting for the Gestapo's knock on the door, and the Jewish boy fearing for his future and hoping that Germany loses on the playing field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the games the Nazi dictatorship was in many ways put on hold, and \u003ci\u003eBerlin 1936\u003c\/i\u003e offers a last glimpse of the vibrant and diverse life in the German capital in the 1920s and 30s that the Nazis wanted to destroy.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368494170335,"sku":"9781635420418","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/5vIXoMc0VP9781635420418.webp?v=1789128535"},{"product_id":"summer-of-freedom-how-1945-changed-the-world-hardcover","title":"Summer of Freedom: How 1945 Changed the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis colorful post-World War II history brings to life a crucial yet understudied period, through the eyes of both major figures and ordinary people.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was a summer like no one had ever experienced: in the four months from May to September 1945, the old world collapsed, and a new one opened up. The heinous Third Reich was over, ushering in an era of freedom, but also fresh conflicts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a gripping historical panorama, Oliver Hilmes offers insight into this unprecedented summer, from the perspectives of the victors and the vanquished, victims and perpetrators, celebrities and unknowns. The \"Big Three\"--Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin--determine the course of history at the Potsdam Conference. German housewife Else Tietze fears for her son's safety. US soldier Klaus Mann tracks down Nazi criminals. And in Berlin Billy Wilder plans a comedy about life in the ruins. Cafés and restaurants reopen their doors, and Red Army soldier Vasily Petrowitsch is begged for bread by German children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a series of scenes that lead from Berlin to Tokyo, from Munich to Paris, from Bayreuth to Moscow, Hilmes captures the unique atmosphere of this time of extremes: the great happiness and hope of the liberated; the misery, grief, and fear of the defeated; and the uncertainty that comes with freedom.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368988672223,"sku":"9781635425413","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/v-XLcd5Uur9781635425413.webp?v=1789136015"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/oliver-hilmes.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}