Blood & Iron: The Story of the German War Machine
From Nuremberg to Nato
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FROM NUREMBERG TO NATO (episode 3) starts with the destruction of Germany in the waning days of World War II. German leaders faced trials at Nuremberg, a number were judged guilty and executed, and some such as industrial chieftain Alfried Krupp were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Germany's industrial might was no more, but Germany began the process of what became known as an "economic miracle," in which Germany would become once again Europe's leading industrial power. Germany became divided. The Cold War forced the Western powers to integrate West Germany (the Federal Republic) into NATO's military structure. Within 10 years after the end of World War II, the German economic revival was in full swing, and Germany ironically became an integral (and soon, highly respected) part of the Western alliance.
