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Hitler's New German Reichs Chancellery in Berlin 1938-1945

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Ray Cowdery continues his tradition of non-judgemental scholarship in presenting the New Reichs Chancellery as a building of historical importance, not as a hive of evil.

The book is coffee table sized, and includes many full page, full color photographs of some of the more visually stunning areas of the Chancellery. Included are Hitler's office, the Mirrored Hall and the stunning Mosiac Hall. Views of the gardens, paintings from the dining room and out door photos all combine to show why, after it's completion, the New Reichs Chancellery was called, "the most beautiful building in Europe in the last century."

Also covered are the eventual fate of this building which was damaged, although not beyond repair, during the war, the post war usage of the site, and the Fuhrer Bunker where Adolph Hitler spent his final days.

This book is a must for students of WWII, Germany, Berlin or architecture, as well as any lover of truly beautiful buildings.