Five days that shocked the world : eyewitness accounts from Europe at the end of World War II / Nicholas Best.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780312614928
  • 0312614926
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 940.53/4 23
LOC classification:
  • D755.7 .B475 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
The death of Mussolini -- In Berlin -- Himmler sues for peace -- Nazis on the run -- Chaos in Italy -- Himmler looks to the stars -- Belsen -- Operation Manna -- Dachau -- The United Nations -- Assault on the Reichstag -- Curtain call for Lord Haw Haw -- The Americans take Munich -- Italy -- Hitler goes to Valhalla -- The Germans want to talk -- The Nazis regroup -- May Day in Russia -- Operation Chowhound -- The news is out -- The Nazis consider their positions -- Surrender in Italy -- Berlin falls -- Germany surrenders.
Summary: "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."--Page [2] of jacket.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books Odessa College Stacks 940.534 B561F (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 51994001660408

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352) and index.

The death of Mussolini -- In Berlin -- Himmler sues for peace -- Nazis on the run -- Chaos in Italy -- Himmler looks to the stars -- Belsen -- Operation Manna -- Dachau -- The United Nations -- Assault on the Reichstag -- Curtain call for Lord Haw Haw -- The Americans take Munich -- Italy -- Hitler goes to Valhalla -- The Germans want to talk -- The Nazis regroup -- May Day in Russia -- Operation Chowhound -- The news is out -- The Nazis consider their positions -- Surrender in Italy -- Berlin falls -- Germany surrenders.

"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."--Page [2] of jacket.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.