WWII : the people's story / Nigel Fountain, general editor

Contributor(s):

Fountain, Nigel [general editor]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Pleasantville, New York : Reader's Digest Association, Inc., c2003Description: 315 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. + CD DocumentaryISBN:

0276428080

Subject(s):

WORLD WAR 1939-1945

LOC classification:

D 743 .W67 2003

Contents:

Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter One: One day in September -- Chapter Two: The fall of France -- Chapter Three: Britain under siege -- Chapter Four: War in the air -- Chapter Five: Battle and blitz -- Chapter Six: America prepares for war -- Chapter Seven: Bloody battles, bitter Barbarossa -- Chapter Eight: Pearl Harbor -- Chapter Nine: Shadow of the rising sun -- Chapter Ten: Crossing the Great Divide -- Chapter Eleven: Faraway places -- Chapter Twelve: Roads to hell -- Chapter Thirteen: Against the empire -- Chapter Fourteen: Against the sea -- Chapter Fifteen: Close to home -- Chapter Sixteen: Torch to Rome -- Chapter Seventeen: Secrets and nightmares -- Chapter Eighteen: Return to France -- Chapter Nineteen: Horrors of Nazi rule -- Chapter Twenty: Brighter than the sun -- Chapter Twenty-one: New beginnings -- Feature pages -- Index -- Picture credits -- Bibliography/acknowledgments -- Contributors.

Summary: "In WWII: The people's story, you will discover one of the most profound and emotional histories ever of this fateful period. In voices that are clear, simple, humble, frightened, and proud, you will hear about the true experiences of what was certainly the worst conflict in human history. These anecdotes and stories are both a celebration and tribute to the human spirit." -- Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Reference	Reference	REF D 743 .W67 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000002106

With CD Documentary narrated by Nigel Fountain.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In WWII: The people's story, you will discover one of the most profound and emotional histories ever of this fateful period. In voices that are clear, simple, humble, frightened, and proud, you will hear about the true experiences of what was certainly the worst conflict in human history. These anecdotes and stories are both a celebration and tribute to the human spirit." -- Back cover

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