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Books > History > World history > From 1900
From the Italian Alps to northern Germany, to London, New York,
Washington and Tokyo, Victory ’45 tells the story of the extraordinary
summer when the greatest conflagration the world had ever known finally
came to an end after eight surrenders that heralded the Allied victory.
Comprised of eight chapters based around each of those surrenders and
the victory celebrations which followed, it will be rich in character
and human drama with revealing stories and perspectives behind the end
of the war not yet told before. Each chapter will follow the viewpoints
of a number of key characters as they traverse these world-changing
events – from ordinary servicemen and women and civilians to generals
and political leaders.
What took place during the negotiations of those surrenders and the
terms that were agreed there would determine the directions the
participating countries would take in the years that followed and
ultimately the shape of our current world.
In this tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Karl-Werner
Antrack looks at her life and those that affected it. He looks in
detail at the many conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and
how it has affected those that Diana left behind, and the
'revelations' revealed by those she is said to have trusted while
alive. The state of the world post-Diana is also looked at
including the war on Iraq, and Britain's relations with the US.
Altogether, this book is a useful compilation of much of the hype
which has surrounded the death of Princess Diana, but at the heart
of it we must remember she was a loving mother who cared for all
those less fortunate than herself, and it is hopefully this memory
that shall live on...
'A groundbreaking and important book that will surely reframe our
understanding of the Great War' David Lammy'A genuinely
groundbreaking piece of research' BBC History 'Meticulously
researched and beautifully written' Military History Monthly In a
sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War
became the World's War - a multi-racial, multi-national struggle,
fought in Africa and Asia as well as in Europe, which pulled in men
and resources from across the globe. Throughout, he exposes the
complex, shocking paraphernalia of the era's racial obsessions,
which dictated which men would serve, how they would serve, and to
what degree they would suffer. As vivid and moving as it is
revelatory and authoritative, The World's War explores the
experiences and sacrifices of four million non-European, non-white
people whose stories have remained too long in the shadows.
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