Victory In Europe, an Anthology

My story The Dome of St. Paul’s is the lead story in this collection. I based it on the stories my dad told me about his father.

Victory in Europe (VE Day), takes place on 8 May. It marks the Allied victory in Europe. The news resulted in millions celebrating the end of the war, with street parties, dancing and singing across the country. The war in the Far East did not end until 15 August 1945 with VJ Day (Victory Over Japan).

This year’s commemorations pay tribute to the millions of people across the UK and Commonwealth who served in the Second World War, telling the stories of those who fought, the children who were evacuated, and those who stepped into the essential roles on the Home Front.
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The Early May Bank Holiday will see the beginning of the events to mark VE Day 80, with events including a Military procession from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace, followed by a flypast of current and historic military aircraft including the famous Red Arrows, and the return of the poppies to the Tower of London. This yeas poppies installation will resemble a ‘wound’ at the heart of the Tower, which was itself bombed during the Blitz and still bears some of those scars today.

The VE Day 80 commemorations will continue with a street party on HMS Belfast. HMS Belfast fired some of the opening shots on D Day in 1944 and protected Arctic convoys during the Second World War and is the most significant surviving Second World War warship.

A service will take place at Westminster Abbey that will be both an act of shared remembrance and a celebration of the end of the war. It will be a moment to give thanks and to honour a generation that showed extraordinary courage and resilience.

Ruth Bourne, 98, a Second World War Wren working as a link in the chain of codebreakers who intercepted Nazi messages at Bletchley Park said:

“There was an electric buzz among everyone, and eventually the Royals came out and waved, and we cheered like crazy waving whatever we had on us. People climbed on every available lamppost, lit bonfires in Hyde Park and we sat around singing songs. Not many went to bed that night.”

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Our Electric Eclectic Authors, alongside their friends, have joined together to mark the day the war in Europe came to an end by presenting a collection of short stories. Each story carries a personal dedication and is written with deep respect and gratitude for all those who sacrificed their lives to secure the liberty and freedom we cherish today.