* An absorbing, moving book about the weeks leading up to - and beyond - VE Day, 1945
In this remarkable account of the end of the Second World War, David Stafford looks behind the headlines of history and uncovers the stories of those, soldier and civilian alike, who had lived through the war and now must endure the daily horrors and hardships of its aftermath. Endgame 1945 is an unforgettable panorama of the defeat of Fascism, of ordinary men and women and extraordinary valour, and of Europe in every way tested to its limits. It is the final chapter of war.
'Gripping and moving . . . From a BBC reporter accompanying allied soldiers into the concentration camp at Buchenwald to a New Zealand intelligence officer working with Italian and Yugoslav partisans in Trieste, the men and women Stafford highlights pay eloquent tribute to the chaos and confusion that reigned as war metamorphosed into peace'
Nick Rennison, SUNDAY TIMES
David Stafford, a former diplomat, is an expert on the Second World War and intelligence history. He is Project Director of The Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars at the University of Edinburgh. He regularly reviews for the press and contributes to TV and radio features on history.