Bibliograph

The war, an intimate history, 1941-1945, by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by David McMahon

Type

Label

The war, an intimate history, 1941-1945, by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by David McMahon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-440) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

80461210

Responsibility statement

by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by David McMahon

Sub title

an intimate history, 1941-1945

Summary

"The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced--and helped to win--the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost. Focusing on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama--"The War" follows more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Woven largely from their memories, the compelling, unflinching narrative unfolds month by bloody month, with the outcome always in doubt. All the iconic events are here, from Pearl Harbor to the liberation of the concentration camps--but we also move among prisoners of war and Japanese American internees, defense workers and schoolchildren, and families who struggled simply to stay together while their men were shipped off to Europe, the Pacific, and North Africa."--From publisher

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

War

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