The War

An Intimate History, 1941-1945

Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns

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Alfred A Knopf
15 September 2007

History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War

One of the most anticipated books of the year--should be in every American home.

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.

Enriched by maps and hundreds of photographs, including many never published before, this is an intimate, profoundly affecting chronicle of the war that shaped our world.

By: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
Imprint: Alfred A Knopf
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 283mm, Width: 240mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1.978kg
ISBN: 9780307262837
ISBN 10: 0307262839
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 15 September 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945

Ken Burns has done it again. He has given us an intimate, memorable, and provocative portrait of America in World War II--the valor and victory, sacrifice and shame of ordinary Americans, north, south, east, and west. This is a treasure. --Tom Brokaw Heartrending . . . Unique not only among previous volumes that have accompanied Burns's documentaries but among just about any book on World War II . . . It should be read by everyone in the family, from the high-schoolers to the Baby Boomers. --Newark Star-Ledger From the Trade Paperback edition.