World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
Stalin, the Nazis and the West
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2009
Summary
Laurence Rees’ bestselling history of Stalin’s relationship with the West - now in paperbackWhen do you think the Second World War ended?If the end of the war was supposed to have brought ‘freedom’ to countries that suffered under Nazi occupation, then for millions it did not really end until the fall of Communism. In the summer of 1945 many of the countries in Eastern Europe simply swapped the rule of one tyrant, Adolf Hitler, for that of another- Joseph Stalin. Why this happened has remaine…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846077944 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184607794X |
| Author: | Laurence Rees |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
‘There are many surprises here… The relationship between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill makes an ugly story, and Rees tells is extraordinarily well’
‘There are many surprises here… The relationship between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill makes an ugly story, and Rees tells is extraordinarily well’ – Max Hastings * The Sunday Times *
About The Author
Laurence Rees
Laurence Rees is the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of a large canon of books, including Auschwitz- The Nazis and the ‘Final Solution’. His longstanding career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, includes the acclaimed television series Nazis- A Warning from History, War of the Century, Horror in the East and Auschwitz- The Nazis and the ‘Final Solution’. The body of work has won him a myriad of awards including a BAFTA. a Grierson Award and an international Documentary Award. He was educated at Oxford University and held the post of Creative Director of BBC TV History programmes.
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