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With regards to leaving out an aftermath, I am strongly, strongly, strongly against that. For Americans, Brits and Western Europeans, sure, the war ended on VE and VJ day. But look at Eastern Europeans, or Greeks, or Koreans, or Chinese who had to deal with a second act - the struggle for their country\'s future. For instance, historians in the Baltic States look at the period as one long struggle, beginning in the 1920s with Soviet expansionism and ending in 1991 with the final death of the U.S.S.R. What about the horrific hardships and scarcities that the people of Eastern Europe endured through the 40s and 50s? Ultimately, the military conflict between the Great Powers is only the whole story in the English-speaking world. To ignore the continuing fighting, ethnic-cleansing, tragedy and human story of Eastern Europe and Asia in the years following 1945 would be CreatorProvincialism of the worst sort. Just my two cents. I would recommend [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Savage-Continent-Europe-Aftermath-World/dp/067091746X this]] book.
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With regards to leaving out an aftermath, I am strongly, strongly, strongly against that. For Americans, Brits and Western Europeans, sure, the war ended on VE and VJ day. But look at Eastern Europeans, or Greeks, or Koreans, or Chinese who had to deal with a second act - the struggle for their country\\\'s future. For instance, historians in the Baltic States look at the period as one long struggle, beginning in the 1920s with Soviet expansionism and ending in 1991 with the final death of the U.S.S.R. What about the Forest Brothers? What about the horrific hardships and scarcities that the people of Eastern Europe endured through the 40s and 50s? Ultimately, the military conflict between the Great Powers is only the whole story in the English-speaking world. To ignore the continuing fighting, ethnic-cleansing, tragedy and human story of Eastern Europe and Asia in the years following 1945 would be CreatorProvincialism of the worst sort. Just my two cents. I would recommend [[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Savage-Continent-Europe-Aftermath-World/dp/067091746X this]] book.
