Description
This elegant narrative edition of Neil Kagan's best-selling Eyewitness to World War II offers incredible first-person stories and amazing moments of heroism, providing new context and perspective on history's greatest conflict.
The unforgettable story of World War II is told through the words of those who lived it--both on the battlefield and the home front--creating a dramatic tapestry of the wartime experience. Personal writings and recollections of Roosevelt, Hitler, and Patton, as well as letters composed by soldiers at battle and diaries of women serving in the military at home, present an absorbing narrative that tells the entire
history of the war from several perspectives. In this absorbing reader's edition, a carefully curated selection of memorable, significant photographs and illuminating maps from the 2012 book accompanies the revised text. Comprehensive and compelling, this finely wrought book is as gift-worthy as its predecessor.
About the Author
STEPHEN G. HYSLOP's many books include Great Empires, Eyewitness to the Civil War, Bound for Santa Fe: The Road to New Mexico and the American Conquest, and Chroniclers of Indian Life.
NEIL KAGAN heads Kagan & Associates, a firm specializing in innovative illustrated books. During his career at Time-Life Books, he spearheaded multiple historic series and has produced Eyewitness to the Civil War and Atlas of the Civil War for National Geographic. The author lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Reviews
"This book captures both the scale and the human emotion [of WWII]" -Baltimore Sun
"This incredibly dramatic and moving compilation of reportage, first-person accounts and archival photos reminds us why war is hell." -Sacramento Bee
Book Information
ISBN 9781426218880
Author Stephen G. Hyslop
Format Hardback
Page Count 496
Imprint National Geographic Society
Publisher National Geographic Society
The unforgettable story of World War II is told through the words of those who lived it--both on the battlefield and the home front--creating a dramatic tapestry of the wartime experience. Personal writings and recollections of Roosevelt, Hitler, and Patton, as well as letters composed by soldiers at battle and diaries of women serving in the military at home, present an absorbing narrative that tells the entire
history of the war from several perspectives. In this absorbing reader's edition, a carefully curated selection of memorable, significant photographs and illuminating maps from the 2012 book accompanies the revised text. Comprehensive and compelling, this finely wrought book is as gift-worthy as its predecessor.
About the Author
STEPHEN G. HYSLOP's many books include Great Empires, Eyewitness to the Civil War, Bound for Santa Fe: The Road to New Mexico and the American Conquest, and Chroniclers of Indian Life.
NEIL KAGAN heads Kagan & Associates, a firm specializing in innovative illustrated books. During his career at Time-Life Books, he spearheaded multiple historic series and has produced Eyewitness to the Civil War and Atlas of the Civil War for National Geographic. The author lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
Reviews
"This book captures both the scale and the human emotion [of WWII]" -Baltimore Sun
"This incredibly dramatic and moving compilation of reportage, first-person accounts and archival photos reminds us why war is hell." -Sacramento Bee
Book Information
ISBN 9781426218880
Author Stephen G. Hyslop
Format Hardback
Page Count 496
Imprint National Geographic Society
Publisher National Geographic Society
