Voices of Victory
Powerful eye-witness accounts of the battle to take Germany, Feb 1945 to VE Day
Published on 7. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-1-0350-7008-4 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the forgotten story of Britain's final bloody battles against Nazi Germany in this Sunday Times top ten bestseller.
Based on audio interviews with those who fought their way to victory, Voices of Victory is a compelling and immersive account of a crucial period in the Second World War by the bestselling author of D-Day: The Unheard Tapes.
February, 1945. Eight months have passed since the D-Day landings, when the Allies gained their foothold in North-West Europe. Since then the British Army has fought near continuously against the German military. Now, they stand ready for their final test: the battle for the German homeland.
Drawing on the sound archive of the Imperial War Museums and other personal accounts, military historian Geraint Jones brings this often-overlooked period of the war vividly to life in the words of British soldiers who were there, from war-weary men who have survived many months of combat to new recruits facing Hitler's fanatics for the first time.
In Voices of Victory we join the soldiers battling to break through the Siegfried Line and clear the Reichswald forest, where fighting was from one tree to the next. At the crossing of the Rhine we go into action with the commandos, and jump behind enemy lines with the Paras. We are taken into the horror of Belsen when the concentration camp is liberated, hear from the witnesses of the forgotten battles of April, and end the war deep in Germany, with victory in Europe.
'Enthralling and enlightening . . . A wonderful look into the personal experiences, that heart and soul of the fighting soldier, towards the end of the Second World War' - John Nichol, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unknown Warrior
Voices of Victory was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller w/e 03/05/2025.
Based on audio interviews with those who fought their way to victory, Voices of Victory is a compelling and immersive account of a crucial period in the Second World War by the bestselling author of D-Day: The Unheard Tapes.
February, 1945. Eight months have passed since the D-Day landings, when the Allies gained their foothold in North-West Europe. Since then the British Army has fought near continuously against the German military. Now, they stand ready for their final test: the battle for the German homeland.
Drawing on the sound archive of the Imperial War Museums and other personal accounts, military historian Geraint Jones brings this often-overlooked period of the war vividly to life in the words of British soldiers who were there, from war-weary men who have survived many months of combat to new recruits facing Hitler's fanatics for the first time.
In Voices of Victory we join the soldiers battling to break through the Siegfried Line and clear the Reichswald forest, where fighting was from one tree to the next. At the crossing of the Rhine we go into action with the commandos, and jump behind enemy lines with the Paras. We are taken into the horror of Belsen when the concentration camp is liberated, hear from the witnesses of the forgotten battles of April, and end the war deep in Germany, with victory in Europe.
'Enthralling and enlightening . . . A wonderful look into the personal experiences, that heart and soul of the fighting soldier, towards the end of the Second World War' - John Nichol, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Unknown Warrior
Voices of Victory was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller w/e 03/05/2025.
Reviews / Votes
Voices of Victory is a vital book to read, as frontline soldiers share their experiences without the embellishments that victorious nations often apply to their wars. It reveals the harsh realities of fighting amidst the fear, brutality, chaos, and courage that war entails. This is especially significant when conflict appears alarmingly close, serving as a reminder of the potential consequences should we ever find ourselves in a similar situation again -- <b>Andy McNab, author of <i>Brave Two Zero</i></b> An enthralling and enlightening book. A wonderful look into the personal experiences, that heart and soul, of the fighting soldier towards the end of the Second World War -- <b>John Nichol, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Unknown Warrior</i></b> Voices of Victory is full of remarkable testimonies that speak to the reader with an immediacy that is compulsive. Skilfully woven together, they create a humane and moving story of war in all its brutality -- <b>Levison Wood, British Army officer, explorer and author of <i>Walking the Nile</i></b> This gripping book is a moving tribute to those British veterans who gave so much for peace and a powerful reminder that their sacrifices should never be forgotten -- <b>Johnny Mercer, former Minister for Veterans Affairs, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>We Were Warriors</i></b>More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
352 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-7008-4 (9781035070084)
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Voices of Victory
Powerful eye-witness accounts of the battle to take Germany, Feb 1945 to VE Day
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04/2025
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Geraint Jones is an author and military historian who served as an infantry soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan. His first book on the Second World War, D-Day: The Unheard Tapes, was a Sunday Times number one bestseller and accompanied the acclaimed BBC Two series of the same name. Voices of Victory and No Way Out, co-authored with Major Adam Jowett, were both Sunday Times bestsellers and he is the author of the war memoir Brothers in Arms and Escape from Kabul, co-authored with Levison Wood. He has written several novels, including titles with James Patterson. Voices of Victory is his fifth non-fiction book.