World War Two: Behind Closed Doors
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  • Published: 30 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781473532540
  • Imprint: BBC Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Narrator: Barnaby Edwards
  • RRP: $32.99
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World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

Stalin, the Nazis and the West

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24 Apr 2012
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30 Jul 2020
Paperback
1 Sep 2009
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Laurence Rees' bestselling history of Stalin's relationship with the West - now in paperback

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When do you think the Second World War ended?

If the end of the war was supposed to have brought 'freedom' to countries that suffered under Nazi occupation, then for millions it did not really end until the fall of Communism. In the summer of 1945 many of the countries in Eastern Europe simply swapped the rule of one tyrant, Adolf Hitler, for that of another: Joseph Stalin. Why this happened has remained one of the most troubling questions of the entire conflict, and is at the heart of Laurence Rees' dramatic book.

In World War II: Behind Closed Doors, Rees provides an intimate 'behind the scenes' history of the West's dealings with Joseph Stalin - an account which uses material only available since the opening of archives in the East as well as new testimony from witnesses from the period. An enthralling mix of high politics and the often heart-rending personal experiences of those on the ground, it will make you rethink what you believe about World War II.

© Laurence Rees 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
  • Published: 30 July 2020
  • ISBN: 9781473532540
  • Imprint: BBC Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Narrator: Barnaby Edwards
  • RRP: $32.99
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About the author

Laurence Rees

Laurence Rees has won the British Book Award for History Book of the Year 2006 for his international bestseller Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. His career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, stretches back nearly 20 years and includes the acclaimed television series Nazis: A Warning from History, War of the Century, Horror in the East and, most recently, Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. The body of work has won him a myriad of awards including a BAFTA. a Grierson Award and an international Documentary Award. He was educated at Solihull School and Oxford University and is Creative Director of BBC TV History programmes.

Also by Laurence Rees

The Nazi Mind
The Holocaust
Auschwitz
Hitler and Stalin
The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler
Selling Politics
Their Darkest Hour
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Praise for World War Two: Behind Closed Doors

'There are many surprises here... The relationship between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill makes an ugly story, and Rees tells is extraordinarily well'

Max Hastings, The Sunday Times
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