The Greatest Day in History
How the Great War really ended
by Nicholas Best
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Pub Date Feb 21 2019 | Archive Date Mar 08 2022
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Description
The Greatest Day in History charts the events leading up to Armistice Day 1918, the day the First World War finally came to an end. Everyone remembered where they were on 11 November 1918, from Marlene Dietrich in Berlin and Gandhi on his sick bed to Charles de Gaulle in a German prison camp.
Eamon de Valera was in Lincoln Gaol. The Kaiser was in Holland, fending off an assault by the British ambassador's wife. Private Erich Maria Remarque was strutting about in an officer's uniform. General Ludendorff was fleeing Berlin in dark glasses and a false beard.
As for Harry Truman, he was firing off the last of his ammunition before joining the celebrations on the front line...
Advance Praise
'This volume sets an example that will be hard to equal... Reading it is like looking into a photograph album full of vivid snaps of the world taken during a week of high tension, crisis, celebration, tragedy and illusion'
Daily Mail
'Scintillating... a miscellany of tragedy mixed with delight'
Literary Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781910198711 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
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Cristie U, Book Trade Professional
The author wrote an interesting book about the end of the Great War. The number 11 was prominent due to the date and time, along with the number of casualties when the war ended. This book provided me with information that I hadn't heard before and encouraged me to do further research.
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