ISBN : 2738485758
THE ILLUSION OF AUTHENTICITY : THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ALSACE AFTER WORLD WAR
Hugh Clout
The challenge of reconstruction after 1945 was met in varying ways across the European continent. No-one visiting Brest, Coventry, Le Havre, Plymouth or Saint-Nazaire can be confused by the message of the built environment. Without doubt, destruction was vast and brutal in these places, and rebuilding was rapid and distinctive.