The War: An Intimate History 1941-1945
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375711183 (037571118X)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Alfred A. 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 ...