Un atlas de l'Europe centre-orientale

Summary

This review assesses Oestliches Mitteleuropa, an atlas produced amid West German efforts to preserve public memory of former eastern territories placed under Soviet or Polish administration after 1945. Despite this political context, the volume is praised for its scholarly value, clear presentation, and rich illustrations. Covering historical transformations, shifting borders, human geography, climate, cities, and monuments—many damaged during the war—the atlas is judged an indispensable reference for understanding East-Central Europe’s turbulent development and postwar reconstruction.