Niall Ferguson examines the horrors of the Second World War and shows how, in order to win, the allies had to act with the same savagery as their enemies.

Niall Ferguson examines the horrors of the Second World War and shows how, in order to win, the allies had to act with the same savagery as their enemies. It was, in his words, "a tainted victory" - and the true, ultimate winners were not those who were victorious in 1945.