TY - BOOK AU - Hyams,Jacky TI - The day the war ended: untold true stories from the last days of the war SN - 9781789463392 (pbk.) : AV - D727 U1 - 940.5312 HYA 23 PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - John Blake KW - V-E Day, 1945 KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Great Britain KW - Warfare and Defence KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - What was it really like to be living in Britain as the war drew to a close, giving way to a new era of hope, but also of deep uncertainty? In 'The Day the War Ended', Jacky Hyams delivers a sweeping story, weaving together illuminating untold stories with contemporary records and photographs. The result is a moving, personal insight into hearts and minds across the home front right through the momentous year of 1945, as war ended and 'everything after' took root, shaping the world we know today ER -