{"product_id":"1945-the-world-we-fought-for-paperback","title":"1945: The World We Fought For - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Kee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1945, the year in which the Second World War ended, was also the year in which our modern world began to take shape.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the year opened, nothing was clear except that men were still fighting, on both sides, for what they thought was worth fighting for. Informed opinion in Washington thought it might take two or three years to defeat Japan. Hundreds of civilians were still being killed by V-bombs every month in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy telling the story of the year as it unfolded, from contemporary newspapers and broadcasts, Robert Kee has given back to the historic events of that year the intensity, excitement and anxiety with which they were viewed at the time, while illuminating their interest for us today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Kee\u003c\/strong\u003e began writing after he left the RAF, in which he was a bomber pilot, in 1946. He worked for \u003cem\u003ePicture Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and was the literary editor of the \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e. He also worked with the BBC and ITV on current affairs programmes and documentaries, and is well known for the award-winning BBC series \u003cem\u003eIreland: A Television History\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003e1945: The World We Fought For\u003c\/em\u003e, his ninth book, is the sequel to \u003cem\u003e1939: The World We Left Behind\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777005650208,"sku":"9781839014024","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b36f0f1dc5edc088b8708d2e625a599d.webp?v=1780490281","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/1945-the-world-we-fought-for-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}