About the book: As we move towards the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, historian James Holland and comedian Al Murray, co-hosts of World War Two history podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, investigate how exactly the greatest conflict of the last century came to a close. Rather than the narrative of two V-Days, the eight chapters of this book investigate with military precision the eight surrenders that combined to create an Allied victory in 1945. 

About the authors: James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories he has presented - and written - a large number of television programmes and series. He has a weekly Second World War podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, with Al Murray, and is Chair of the Chalke Valley History Festival. He is a research fellow at St Andrew's University.

Al Murray is an English comedian. After graduating with a history degree from Oxford, he has pursued a successful career in comedy with the likes of Harry Hill and Frank Skinner. He has presented for Sky History and the History Channel, and as well as co-hosting his podcast with James Holland, published Arnhem: Black Tuesday in September 2024.