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    The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945
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    The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945
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    The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945

    Written by Geoffrey C. Ward

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    About this audiobook

    The audio companion to the magnificent seven-part PBS series

    The individuals featured in this audiobook are not historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced-and helped to win-the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 to 60 million lives were lost.

    Focusing on the citizens of four towns-Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama-The War follows more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Woven largely from their memories, the compelling, unflinching narrative unfolds month by bloody month, with the outcome always in doubt. The iconic events are here, but we also move among prisoners of war, defense workers and schoolchildren, and families who struggled simply to stay together.

    An intimate, profoundly affecting chronicle of the war that shaped our world, The War captures the American experience of World War II through the words and deeds, thoughts and feelings of those who made history on the battlefields and on the home front.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 11, 2007
    ISBN9780739357293
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    • 5/5
      This an excellent outline of what happen to many servicemen in WW II. This was a horrible war that many good men made terrible sacrifices. It is told more from a personal point off view.
    • 5/5
      Ken Burns and Geoffrey Ward have done it again with "The War." This handsome companion volume to the acclaimed PBS mini-series is a testament to the people who served, witnessed, and lived through World War II- both in Europe and the Pacific, as well as here in America. Burns focuses, in particular, on the people of four diverse American cities and how their lives intersected with the War. Included in this survey are firsthand accounts from soldiers, civilians, prisoners of war, and people back on the homefront. This over-sized companion volume is an excellent supplement, complete with a well-written prose narrative; ample full-color and b & w photos, maps and diagrams. Ward and Burns adeptly tie the powerful individual stories of those who were there into the greater historical narrative of the major events and turning points in the war. This volume is a must-have for anyone interested in history, or in the stories of those who lived through it. Highly recommended!
    • 5/5
      Absolutely amazing. It is an expensive book but well worth it. Not only is there a wealth of information in the text but there are so many vivid pictures that bring the war to the reader. This book is actually a companion the PBS series (which is out on DVD for about $100 right now) and the PBS series is just as great. This is a must read and a must own.