Endgame, 1945: The Missing Final Chapter of World War II
by: David Stafford
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To end a history of World War II at VE Day is to leave the tale half told. While the war may have seemed all but over by Hitler's final birthday (April 20),Stafford' s chronicle of the three months that followed tells a different, and much richer, story.
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 last.Through their ground-level movements, Stafford traces the elaborate web of events that led to the war's real resolution: the deaths of Hitler and Mussolini, the liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau, and the Allies' race with the Red Army to establish a victors' foothold in Europe, to name a few.From Hitler's April decision never to surrender to the start of the Potsdam Conference,Stafford brings an unprecedented focus to the war's "final chapter."
Narrative history at its most compelling, ENDGAME 1945 is the riveting story of three turbulent months that truly shaped the modern world.
To end a history of World War II at VE Day is to leave the tale half told. While the war may have seemed all but over by Hitler's final birthday (April 20),
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 last.Through their ground-level movements, Stafford traces the elaborate web of events that led to the war's real resolution: the deaths of Hitler and Mussolini, the liberation of Buchenwald and Dachau, and the Allies' race with the Red Army to establish a victors' foothold in Europe, to name a few.From Hitler's April decision never to surrender to the start of the Potsdam Conference,
Narrative history at its most compelling, ENDGAME 1945 is the riveting story of three turbulent months that truly shaped the modern world.
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- In Some Ways, Very Good
I liked the book in some ways very much, but it's an ensemblage of individual narratives which for the most part get blended together, and which it is hard to care very much about. It's a nice approach but in a way one is reminded that basically everyone on earth was affected by this horror, and each one had a story. In fact there is a wonderful quote in the book about "historical" events and the average person: it is like a lake which sometimes has storm clouds that pass over, sometimes has winds ... Read More
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- Peace isn't so Peaceful
Typically when WWII is studied, the focus is on the European theater right up to V-E Day. Then,the focus abruptly shifts to the Pacific. Like all things, it's never that neat and tidy. Did everyone just lay down their arms on V-E Day? How did the survivors of the concentration camps fare? And what about the German population that was forced to leave their homes in what is today part of other countries? Endgame answers many of these questions and more. Combining an overview of operations with individual ... Read More
Rating: 
- WatchingHellBurn Itself Out
Endgame, 1945 is a thorough and needed recitation of how the war ended in Europe as seen through the eyes of various participants -- New Zealand commando, British aid worker, refugees, and others. I felt like I was watching hell burning itself out. The scene is enormous - a continent riven with hatred and bloodshed, millions of people driven to exhaustion by inhumanity. The flow of words, like the reality, is unyielding and it takes some time to comprehend the scope. Some editing, some different choices ... Read More
Rating: - The Missing Final Chapter Of World War II
The Missing Final Chapter Of World War II
David Stafford
Little, Brown & Co., 2008
ISBN:9780316035996
[...]
5 stars
The Missing Final Chapter Of World War II
Endgame, 1945 by David Stafford is a well-researched account of the last month of World War II.Stafford concentrates on nine individuals:soldiers, war correspondents, POWs, men, and women. The text begins with Hitler's birthday, April 20, 1945.
Endgame, 1945 captured my attention from the first ... Read More
Rating: - An excellent book to get a feel for the history of the last month of WWII
I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in the history of the last month of WWII. I realized that I did not know anything about WWII after the event of Market Garden other than that the war was over in May 1945. This book gives a surprising and apparently well researched insight in some events of that last month. I enjoyed reading this text and I feel that it made me smarter about the history of WWII and therefore about present day events.
- In Some Ways, Very GoodI liked the book in some ways very much, but it's an ensemblage of individual narratives which for the most part get blended together, and which it is hard to care very much about. It's a nice approach but in a way one is reminded that basically everyone on earth was affected by this horror, and each one had a story. In fact there is a wonderful quote in the book about "historical" events and the average person: it is like a lake which sometimes has storm clouds that pass over, sometimes has winds ... Read More
- Peace isn't so PeacefulTypically when WWII is studied, the focus is on the European theater right up to V-E Day. Then,the focus abruptly shifts to the Pacific. Like all things, it's never that neat and tidy. Did everyone just lay down their arms on V-E Day? How did the survivors of the concentration camps fare? And what about the German population that was forced to leave their homes in what is today part of other countries? Endgame answers many of these questions and more. Combining an overview of operations with individual ... Read More
- WatchingHellBurn Itself OutEndgame, 1945 is a thorough and needed recitation of how the war ended in Europe as seen through the eyes of various participants -- New Zealand commando, British aid worker, refugees, and others. I felt like I was watching hell burning itself out. The scene is enormous - a continent riven with hatred and bloodshed, millions of people driven to exhaustion by inhumanity. The flow of words, like the reality, is unyielding and it takes some time to comprehend the scope. Some editing, some different choices ... Read More
- The Missing Final Chapter Of World War IIThe Missing Final Chapter Of World War II
David Stafford
Little, Brown & Co., 2008
ISBN:9780316035996
[...]
5 stars
The Missing Final Chapter Of World War II
Endgame, 1945 by David Stafford is a well-researched account of the last month of World War II.Stafford concentrates on nine individuals:soldiers, war correspondents, POWs, men, and women. The text begins with Hitler's birthday, April 20, 1945.
Endgame, 1945 captured my attention from the first ... Read More
- An excellent book to get a feel for the history of the last month of WWIII recommend this book to everyone who is interested in the history of the last month of WWII. I realized that I did not know anything about WWII after the event of Market Garden other than that the war was over in May 1945. This book gives a surprising and apparently well researched insight in some events of that last month. I enjoyed reading this text and I feel that it made me smarter about the history of WWII and therefore about present day events.
