{"product_id":"letters-from-potsdam-john-s-wise-9780999766217","title":"Letters from Potsdam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Editor's father, Colonel John S. Wise, was a member of General George C. Marshall's staff. He accompanied Marshall to the July-August 1945 Potsdam Conference, outside of Berlin, where he served as the U.S. Army's liaison officer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCol. Wise wrote sixteen detailed letters to his wife, Elizabeth Thompson Wise, describing not only the day-to-day events of the Potsdam Conference, but also his observations of how a defeated and destroyed Berlin appeared to Allied officials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis letters contain detailed thumbnail sketches of the American delegation along with Army Signal Corps photographs. The Colonel's never before seen personal photos of conference participants and war-torn Berlin are informative, and his interpretations concerning both the Russians and the coming Cold War were incredibly prescient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. Wise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099976621X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999766217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiesta Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"John S. Wise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066503983359,"sku":"9780999766217","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2b3538f-5451-4f9e-964c-fc46ad349cb9.jpg?v=1685407669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-from-potsdam-john-s-wise-9780999766217","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}