Book cover of Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II

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To end a history of World War II at VE Day is to leave the tale half told. Endgame 1945 highlights the gripping personal stories of nine men and women, ranging from soldiers to POWs to war correspondents, who witnessed firsthand the Allied struggle to finish the terrible game at…

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1 author picked Endgame, 1945 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

As an author in the same genre, I always admire writers who can bring history to life through personal stories integrated in the political context, without losing accuracy for the sake of dramatic effect. David Stafford masters this style in many books, not least in this one, which relates the experiences of a range of men and women during the immediate postwar period. Along the way, he raises several moral issues that others may swept under the carpet, including non-German presuppositions about atrocities and the German denial culture.

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