the five days that shocked the world

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I enjoy reading, it’s a favourite past time of mine. My taste in books is a little strange. I like horror, and sort of detective, CSI style books, and I also like comedy, but I have never been one to read history books, despite my fascination with the holocaust and ancient Egypt amongst other things. But I am reading a book at the moment called “The Five Days That Shocked The World” by Nicholas Best and I am captivated! The synopsis of the book is as below: “April 1945. The mutilated bodies of Mussolini and his mistress hang by their heels in Milan while a hostile crowd whistles and jeers. Desperate to avoid the same fate, Adolf Hitler leaves orders for his own body to be burned after his death. With the Russian Army closing in on Berlin and his world crashing in to flames, Germany s doomed leader would never allow his enemies the satisfaction of desecrating his corpse. This is the story of an immensely exciting few days, but it is also a snapshot of the whole world at the end of an extraordinary week. Nicholas Best tells a compelling tale of the men and women from all around the world who experienced the final chaotic days of World War II. Fast-paced, at times brutal and at others poignant, this page-turner of a book recreates the dying days of the Axis powers as the Allied armies closed in on Berlin.” Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Shocked-World-General-Military/dp/1849089469