Victory '45

A gripping, eye-opening and satisfying new account * Daily Express *
A finely detailed book * San Francisco Chronicle *
James Holland has written about nearly every major battle of World War II, from Burma to Berlin. So it makes sense that in Victory ’45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders he and his co-author, Al Murray, focus on the conclusion of the greatest global conflagration in history … The biggest, most well-known capitulations are here … But the authors find much to tell in the lesser surrenders. * Wall Street Journal *
A hugely engaging account of the rather tortured circumstances of the end of World War Two. If you thought it was all a rather simple process, think again. – Roger Moorhouse * Aspects of History *
Finely detailed … Not simply targeted to WWII enthusiasts, Victory ’45 illustrates for those with a broader historical interest the myriad challenges in bringing to heel the dogs of war. * Associated Press *

James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. He is the author of a number of best-selling histories, including most recently The Savage Storm and Cassino ‘44. He has also written ten works of fiction and a dozen Ladybird Experts.

Holland is the co-founder of the annual Chalke Valley History Festival, now in its twelfth year. He has presented and written many television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, and the History and Discovery channels.

With Al Murray, he hosts the successful Second World War podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, which also has its own festival. He is a research fellow at St Andrew’s University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Al Murray’s alter ego, The Pub Landlord, is one of the most recognizable and successful comic creations of the past twenty years, and Murray continues to fill arenas and theatres around the world. He is also the author of many successful books, including Watching War Films with My Dad and Command, a sharply entertaining analysis of the key Allied military leaders in the Second World War.

Murray is well known for co-hosting the hugely popular Second World War history podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, with fellow best-selling military author James Holland. Arnhem - Black Tuesday is his first history book about a single campaign.

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