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Greatest Day in History, The

By: PublicAffairs

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Nonfiction (PublicAffairs)

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Product Info

Title
Greatest Day in History, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Nicholas Best
Publish Year
2008
Pages
304
Dimensions
6.5x9.5x1"
NKG Part #
2148036971
Type
Hardcover

Description

World War I did not end neatly with the Germans’ surrender. After a dramatic week of negotiations, military offensives, and the beginning of a Communist revolution, the German Imperial regime collapsed. The Allies eventually granted an armistice to a new German government, and at 11:00 on November 11, the guns officially ceased fire—but only after 11,000 more casualties had been sustained. The London Daily Express proclaimed it “the greatest day in history.” Nicholas Best tells the story in sweeping, cinematic style, following a set of key participants through the twists and turns of these climactic events, and sharing the impressions of eyewitnesses including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Harry S. Truman, Anthony Eden, and future famous generals MacArthur, Patton, and Montgomery.