This is what I wanted out of my spring break trip to Berlin about the economics of Berlin after world War II. This book does a masterful job of explaining what the Germany was like after Hitler.

Jähner paints a clear picture of a country dealing with collective trauma and how the people dealt with the outcome of the war. We don't often hear the story of Germany, but it's an important one. There was a lot of pain in-between WWII and the economic prosperity of today.