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Charisma in the USA

Hitler's Charisma
Laurence Rees' new book is published in the USA.
Laurence Rees' Blog

The rise of Poland
The Second World War didn't really end for the Poles until the fall of Communism in 1989.
Expert interviews

World class historians
Many of the greatest WW2 experts in the world are interviewed at length, exclusively for WW2History.com.
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Pacific
1942

Battle of Midway
After the inconclusive action that was the Battle of the Coral Sea, the scene was set for an epic encounter between the Americans and Japanese in the Pacific around Midway.
Testimony

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Western
1940

Fireman in the Blitz
Much of London was devastated in the German raids which began in earnest in the autumn of 1940. Stacey Simkins was one of those who tried to fight the fires on the ground.
Key Moment

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Eastern
1943

Surrender of Stalingrad
After the failure of Manstein’s relief effort – Operation Winter Storm – in December, it was clear that the Sixth Army was doomed. 90,000 German troops were taken prisoner.

More information on Laurence Rees

Laurence Rees is an acclaimed historian and filmmaker who has specialised in writing books and making TV documentary series about the Second World War for twenty years. In 2006 he won the British Book Award for history book of the year for 'Auschwitz: the Nazis and the 'Final Solution''. His many television awards include a BAFTA, a Grierson Award, a Broadcasting Press Guild Award, a BANFF festival award, an International Documentary Award, a Broadcast Award and a George Foster Peabody Award.
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"Rees knows a vast amount about the Second World War and his judgments can seldom be faulted."
Sir Max Hastings, Sunday Times.

"Scholars across the world owe a considerable debt of gratitude to Laurence Rees for his immense and unique contribution to historical understanding."
From the citation awarding Laurence Rees an Honorary Doctorate, University of Sheffield

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