The Story of the Second World War.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Commager, Henry Steele, 1902-1998, ed.

Series:

The history of war Henry Steele Commager's The story of the Second World War.

Standardized Title:

Story of the Second World War.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945.

Local Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dulles, : Potomac Books Inc., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Henry Steele Commager's The Story of the Second World War, compiled in the war's immediate aftermath, became an instant classic. Commager has presented a broad spectrum of contemporary writing about the war by such figures as Winston Churchill, John Steinbeck, Walter Lippman, John Hersey, and William Shirer. The book also contains stirring narratives by the soldiers and civilians who experienced the war on the frontlines or who endured it behind the lines. Readers will enjoy these remarkable firsthand accounts from all of the major theaters of the war and Commager's expert commentary, which pu

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 How War Came; 2 Juggernaut Over Europe; 3 Britain Stands Alone; 4 War in the Mediterranean; 5 From the Vistula to the Volga; 6 The Rising Sun; 7 Occupied Europe Fights Back; 8 Reaping the Whirlwind; 9 One Up and Two to Go; 10 From the Volga to the Oder; 11 From D-Day to VE-Day; 12 The Setting Sun; 13 Victory; Acknowledgments and References; Index of Authors; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; Index of Books and Articles; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781612342672

1612342671

OCLC:

758887191