VE Day by Robin Cross

VE Day (Illustrated 1985 VE Day History in Dust Jacket)

An Illustrated History of Victory in Europe, Produced with the Imperial War Museum

Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: VE Day: Victory in Europe 1945
• Author: Robin Cross
• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson in association with The Imperial War Museum, London
• Publication Date: 1985
• ISBN-10: 0283992204
• Binding: Publisher's red cloth boards in the original illustrated blue dust jacket with cream bands.
• Physical Format: Large quarto-format illustrated book with numerous black and white wartime photographs.
• Language: English

Official Condition Report

• The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Exterior / Boards: The publisher's red cloth boards are clean and bright, with no obvious marks or wear. The corners are square and the spine is straight.
• Interior: The pages are clean and cream-coloured, with no foxing, markings or tears. The binding is tight.
• The Dust Jacket: Present. The illustrated blue jacket with cream bands is clean and bright, with no tears, and is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.

Synopsis & Historical Value

Published in London in 1985 by Sidgwick & Jackson in association with the Imperial War Museum, VE Day: Victory in Europe 1945 is an illustrated account of the end of the war in Europe. It draws on wartime photographs and newspaper material to follow the closing campaigns and the celebrations that followed.

Robin Cross sets the jubilation of 8 May 1945 alongside the wider picture, from Britain and America to the Soviet Union and a despondent Germany. The book was a bestseller on publication and combines a readable narrative with the visual record of a pivotal moment.

It is a handsome, well-illustrated volume for collectors of Second World War history and militaria, here in a clean copy with its original dust jacket.

Author Profile: Robin Cross

Robin Cross is a historian specialising in the Second World War and the author of more than 30 books. His titles include Citadel: The Battle of Kursk and Fallen Eagle, on the fall of the Third Reich, and he co-wrote We'll Meet Again with Vera Lynn (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1989).

He has also written over 150 television programmes and worked as a feature writer for The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Express.

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