The Day The War Ended. VE -Day 1945 In Europe And Around The World.

Cover Type: Soft cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1995
Edition: First Edition

Description: 473 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. In May 1945 The War Against Germany , Which Had Begun Five And A Half Years Earlier With Hitler's Invasion Of Poland, Came To An End. Victory-in-Europe Day, Universally Known As VE-Day,saw A Great Explosion Of Excitement And Celebration, Which Was Captured On Film And In Photographs In A Dozen European Capitals, And Is Vividly Remembered By Those Who Witnessed It.

Publishers Description: By the author of "The Holocaust". This is a history of the events of 8 May 1945 and its repercussions, published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary celebrations of VE-Day in May 1995. It focuses not only on the events of that day, but also looks forward from that day to the years ahead. The theme of the book is the way in which the world today has been moulded by the events of 8 May 1945. Gilbert traces in narrative form the events and personalities of that day, from the early hours of the morning until midnight, looking at the topics and people first in their 8 May context and then in the wider sweep of the events to which they led across the years. The story of one day's impact and its aftermath combines global perspectives with the stories of individuals.

ISBN: 0002555972