FIVE DAYS THAT SHOCKED THE WORLD eyewitness accounts from Europe at the end of World War II

A GRIPPING ACCOUNT OF THE LAST DAYS OF WORLD WAR II FROM THE FAMOUS FACES WHO WITNESSED IT. ‘ Riveting .’ Daily Mail ‘ Fascinating .’ The Times ‘Beguiling . . . a good story well told .’ BBC History Magazine On 28 April 1945 Benito Mussolini was dragged from his mistress’s bed and executed. Two days later as the Soviet Army surrounded Berlin Adolf Hitler put a gun to his head. But this is not the traditional account of victory in Europe. Drawing on first-hand accounts from individuals including John F. Kennedy working in San Francisco and Bob Dole recuperating in an Italian hospital Nicholas Best provides a unique insight into ordinary American lives. He recounts how Spike Milligan swigged stolen champagne. Audrey Hepburn starved in Holland. And a future Pope walked home terrified of being shot for deserting the Wehrmacht. Told by individuals some of whom would go o