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People's history of World War II : the world's most destructive conflict, as told by the people who lived through it / edited by Marc Favreau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Favreau, Marc.
- Series:
- New Press People's History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Interviews.
- Historians--Interviews.
- Historians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- 2011.
- New York, New York ; London, [England] : The New Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The most destructive war in human history, World War II continues to generate an astonishingly rich trove of historical material, writings, and first-person recollections, which are essential to any appreciation of this most pivotal of historical events.A People's History of World War II brings the full range of human experience during World War II to life through some of the most vivid accounts and images available anywhere. This concise and accessible volume includes first-person interviews by Studs Terkel; rare archival photographs from the Office of War Information coll
- Contents:
- Part I. Beginnings : Pearl Harbor
- Part II. The war in Europe
- Part III. The U.S. home front
- Part IV. The Pacific War
- Part V. Postwar.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786613304643
- 9781283304641
- 1283304643
- 9781595586346
- 1595586342
- OCLC:
- 755415502
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