The Day the War Ended

2007-04-01 History

Author : Martin Gilbert
Release : 2007-04-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 377/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Day the War Ended written by Martin Gilbert. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Britain's most acclaimed historians presents the experiences and ramifications of the last day of World War II in Europe May 8, 1945, 23:30 hours: With war still raging in the Pacific, peace comes at last to Europe as the German High Command in Berlin signs the final instrument of surrender. After five years and eight months, the war in Europe is officially over. This is the story of that single day and of the days leading up to it. Hour by hour, place by place, this masterly history recounts the final spasms of a continent in turmoil. Here are the stories of combat soldiers and ordinary civilians, collaborators and resistance fighters, statesmen and war criminals, all recounted in vivid, dramatic detail. But this is more than a moment-by-moment account, for Sir Martin Gilbert uses every event as a point of departure, linking each to its long-term consequences over the following half century. In our attempts to understand the world we inherited in 1945, there is no better starting point than The Day the War Ended.

The Truce

2014-09-15 History

Author : Chris Baker
Release : 2014-09-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 119/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Truce written by Chris Baker. This book was released on 2014-09-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating new study of the events leading up to and during one of the most poignant events of the First World War, the Christmas Truce 1914.

Five Days That Shocked the World

2012-01-17 History

Author : Nicholas Best
Release : 2012-01-17
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 359/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Five Days That Shocked the World written by Nicholas Best. This book was released on 2012-01-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the momentous days from April 28 to May 2, 1945, the world witnessed the death of two Fascist dictators and the fall of Berlin. Mussolini's capture and execution by Italian partisans, the suicide of Adolf Hitler, and the fall of the German capital signaled the end of the four-year war in the European Theater. In Five Days That Shocked the World, Nicholas Best thrills readers with the first-person accounts of those who lived through this dramatic time. In this valuable work of history, the author's special achievement is weaving together the reports of famous and soon-to-be-famous individuals who experienced the war up close. We follow a young Walter Cronkite as he parachutes into Holland with a Canadian troop; photographer Lee Miller capturing the evidence of Nazi atrocities; the future Pope Benedict returning home and hoping not to get caught and shot after deserting his infantry unit; Audrey Hepburn no longer having to fear conscription into a Wehrmacht brothel; and even an SS doctor's descriptions of a decadent sex orgy in Hitler's bunker. In skillfully synthesizing these personal narratives, Best creates a compelling chronicle of the five earth-shaking days when Fascism lost it death grip on Europe. With this vivid and fast-paced narrative, the author reaffirms his reputation as an expert on the final days of great wars.

VE Day

2015-03-02 V-E Day, 1945

Author : Kim Lockwood
Release : 2015-03-02
Genre : V-E Day, 1945
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Book Rating : 855/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book VE Day written by Kim Lockwood. This book was released on 2015-03-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuesday, May 8, 1945: after more than five years at war, the Allied Powers had defeated Nazi Germany. VE Day tells the story of those momentous days, when Victory in Europe was announced and celebrated across the continent. Authors Kim Lockwood and Sam Wilkinson describe the final days of the war as the Allied powers wrested control of Europe back from the Nazis, and raced towards Berlin. Read how cities across the UK and Europe celebrated the announcement it was over--in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Paris, and Moscow.

Those Angry Days

2013 History

Author : Lynne Olson
Release : 2013
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 742/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Those Angry Days written by Lynne Olson. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry in World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolation factions as represented by the government, in the press and on the streets, in an account that explores the forefront roles of British-supporter President Roosevelt and isolationist Charles Lindbergh. (This book was previously featured in Forecast.)

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