Poisoned Peace : 1945 - The War That Never Ended by Dallas, Gregor

Hardback. Very Good.

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hodder & Stoughton. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

John Murray, 2005. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1250grams, ISBN:9780719554780

John Murray, 2005. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1250grams, ISBN:9780719554780

London: John Murray. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 2005. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0719554780 . DJ and boards show some shelf wear. Small tears on bottom edge of DJ.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 9.3 X 6.5 X 2.1 inches; 739 pages; "1945 is a monumental, multi-dimensional history of the end of World War II. Dallas narrates in meticulous detail the conflicts, contradictions, motives, and counter-motives that marked the end of the greatest military conflict in modern history and established lasting patterns of deceit, uncertainty, and distrust out of which the Cold War was born. Beginning with the siege of Berlin, Dallas describes in simple human terms the interactions of Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Zhukov, Truman, de Gaulle, Macmillan, along with others relatively unknown, vividly portraying the interpenetration of the daily with the epochal, the obscure with the great political events taking place… Read More

John Murray, 2005-02-21. Hardcover. Good.

John Murray, 2005-02-21. Hardcover. Like New. 5.3959 cent in x 23.5821 cent in x 16.3875 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket + owners name - Rare and Collectable - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

London: John Murray. Very Good/Very Good. 2005. First Edition, First Impression. Hard Cover. 8vo 0719554780 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Photographs on plates. 739 pages clean and tight. Unlike the Napoleonic Wars, and the First World War, there was no peace settlement in 1945. The shape of Europe was determined entirely by military force, dividing it into two halves which corresponded to neither geography, culture nor previous history. From the D-Day landings to the collapse of Berlin, military movements were more and more dominated by separate national ambitions. And the Yalta and Potsdam conferences were more recognitions of a fait accompli than agreements on the terms of peace. With Gregor Dallas we re-live the vast events of the end of the war years in the experience of real people. The Birth of the Present opens in Berlin on the day of Hitler’s suicide, where life, such as it existed,… Read More

John Murray, 2005-02-21. Hardcover. Like New. 5.3959 cent in x 23.5821 cent in x 16.3875 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket + owners name - Rare and Collectable - will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order