The Britons who rebuilt postwar Germany
Daniel Cowling describes the challenges facing the British occupiers of a shattered nation from 1945-49
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Show Notes
Daniel Cowling talks to Spencer Mizen about the British occupation of Germany from 1945-49, and describes how the young officials tasked with rebuilding a broken nation navigated acute privation, a traumatised population and scepticism among their compatriots back home to help set Germany on the road to democracy.
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