The day the war ended : May 8, 1945--victory in Europe /

The day the war ended : May 8, 1945--victory in Europe /

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Author / Creator:Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015.
Edition:1st American ed.
Imprint:New York : H. Holt, 1995.
Description:xxi, 473 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
V-E Day -- (1945)
World War -- (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
V-E Day, 1945.
Military campaigns.
Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1711996
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ISBN:0805039260
Notes:Originally published: United Kingdom : HarperCollins, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • List of maps
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • I. Anticipations, 1940-1944
  • II. The Beginning of the End, 1-24 April 1945
  • III. The Last Week of April
  • IV. The First Four Days of May
  • V. Further Surrenders, 5-6 May 1945
  • VI. False Dawn, 7 May 1945
  • VII. Learning the News, 7 May 1945
  • VIII. War Recedes, 7 May 1945
  • IX. VE-Day Dawns, 8 May 1945
  • X. 'The German War is at an End'
  • XI. Britain Rejoices
  • XII. Liberated Lands
  • XIII. Poland
  • XIV. Germany Prostrated
  • XV. Austria in Turmoil
  • XVI. Germany's Vassals Lose Their Chains
  • XVII. The New World
  • XVIII. Fighting Against Japan as Europe Celebrates
  • XIX. VE-Day in Russia, 9 May 1945
  • XX. VE-Day Plus One
  • XXI. Trouble Brewing
  • XXII. Terrible Times: The Aftermath of VE-Day
  • XXIII. From VE- to VJ-Day
  • Epilogue
  • Maps
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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