But Linden and Sparks refused to allow her in immediately, pointing to the huge crowd ofprisoners pressing at the gate. Ignoring them, Higgins removed the bar holding the gate shut, only to be overwhelmed as the prisoners poured out.
... 218–19 May Day celebrations, 134 Mosley, Leonard, 317–18 Mosley, Sir Oswald, 94 Mulsum, 264 Munich birthplace ofNazism, 99, 163, 165 Hitler's apartment in, at Prinzregentenplatz 16, 231–33 Hofbräuhaus (beer hall), 233 Marienplatz, ...
Best shows readers the faces of war by skillfully synthesizing scores of firsthand accounts from notable figures, including Walter Cronkite and Audrey Hepburn.
Drawing on a wealth of unfamiliar material and first-hand accounts, Five Days that Shocked the World is an insightful look at the 120 hours that led up to the end of World War II.
Drawing on a wealth of unfamiliar material and first-hand accounts, Nicholas Best tells the compelling tale of those who witnessed the final days of the war, from Jack Kennedy at the UN conference, to Bob Dole wounded and recuperating in an ...
This is the story of an immensely exciting few days, but it is also a snapshot of the whole world at the end of an extraordinary week.