The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 | Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns

The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 | Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns | The War

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	The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns Knopf, 2007 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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.

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Powerful, Moving and Informative look at WWII Through the Eyes of Those who were There

Ken Burns and Geoffrey Ward have done it again with "The War." This handsome companion volume to the acclaimed PBS mini-series is a testament to the people who served, witnessed, and lived through World War II- both in Europe and the Pacific. Burns focuses, in particular, on the people of four diverse American cities and how their lives intersected with the War.

Included in this survey are firsthand accounts from soldiers, civilians, prisoners of war, and people back on the homefront. This over-sized companion volume is an excellent supplement, complete with a well-written prose narrative; ample full-color and b & w photos, maps and diagrams. Ward and Burns adeptly tie the powerful individual stories of those who were there into the greater historical narrative of the major events and turning points in the war.

This volume is a must-have for anyone interested in history, or in the stories of those who lived through it. Highly recommended!

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I'm very satisfied. The War book have a excellent apresentation, good quality and good argument for all people that apreciate the II War history.

A more Personal Account of World War Two

Truly a great book written more about the more personal contacts with dealings of World War Two. Very informative and intimate feelings with a number of families and people. Was a little disappointed in the fact that other World War Two books dealt more with facts and day by day excursions with each Company; where they were, who were fighting, what exactly was going on and when. Whereas this book seemed to take on a more personal level with certain individuals and follow their activities. All in all it was still very informative and interesting reading.

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Terrific story

World War II is an obvious choice for Burns. But this story is vast,
no one can retell all of it. Smartly, Burns limits the story to the
perspective of four cities, thus giving his story focus. Don't
expect an overview of the entire war, but what Burns collects here
is compelling and fascinating. And as always with Burns, the
pictures tell a large part of the story.
Steve Wiggins, author of "Streets of Warsaw"
Streets of Warsaw: A Novel of the Polish Resistance in World War II

The War: 12941 to 1945

Well written and illustrated with photos.
Easy to find events.
Comprehensive for this period.
High recommend.

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