1945: The Reckoning
war, empire and the struggle for a new world
$83.65
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2025
Summary
1945: Empires in the Balance
As the fate of the world is decided, so too is that of the British, Dutch and French empires.
In India a generation committed to independence must decide whether to support ‘the Raj’ or fight alongside the Japanese. One military family is bitterly divided. Will it be the brother who serves under British command, or the one who follows Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army, who goes on to help build a new and free India…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399714495 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 139971449X |
| Author: | Phil Craig |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 656g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
Phil Craig
Phil Craig is a best selling author and multiple-award-winning film-maker.
He studied history at Cambridge university, was a BBC graduate trainee and built his career working for iconic British TV series World in Action and Panorama. Later he held senior positions at the prestigious Brook Lapping production company, at Channel Four, at the Discovery Channel and at ABC Television in Australia where he ran the entire factual output including its high profile ANZAC centenary project. Throughout his TV and writing career Phil has spent many years researching and reinterpreting the story of Britain and its Empire during the Second World War, including his definitive and bestselling account of 1940 - Finest Hour.
He now runs The Scandal Mongers Podcast with his friend and fellow writer Andrew Lownie.
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