The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945
This companion book to the Ken Burns/Geoffrey Ward PBS series The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 presents WWII as told from the view of four American cities: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota. This magnificent volume lives up to the...
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This companion book to the Ken Burns/Geoffrey Ward PBS series The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 presents WWII as told from the view of four American cities: Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota. This magnificent volume lives up to the spirit and scope of the seven-part series. The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 contains 450 high-quality photographs, both black-and-white and full-color. The text, crafted by National Book Critics Award winner Ward, brings this global conflict once again into living rooms throughout our country.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780307262837 (0307262839)
ASIN: 307262839
Publish date: September 11th 2007
Publisher: Knopf
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Reference,
Art,
War,
Military,
Education,
American History,
World War II,
Military History,
Photography
I haven't actually seen Ken Burns' PBS series The War to which this is a "companion book." The written work survives alone, but it did, at times, feel scattered. It's intended to give you a variety of perspectives from "everyday" people from across the United States, and it does manage to capture a ...
I listened to the audio version of this book on eight CDs. It's abridged, but I wouldn't have known it if it didn't say so on the case. This book gave me a very thorough education about World War II, "The Big Picture." I've read a lot about the war before, but it was usually about specific areas ...
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