Ward, Geoffrey C.
The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by David McMahon. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf, 2007. - xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), , fascims., col. maps, ports. ; 29 cm.
Based on the Ken Burns film.
A necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- A deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- The ghost front, December 1944-March 1945 -- A world without war, March-August 1945.
As companion to the PBS series airing in September 2007, "The War" focuses on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama, following more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Maps and hundreds of photographs enrich this compelling, unflinching narrative.
90589
9780307262837 (alk. paper) 0307262839 (alk. paper)
2007003640
World War--United States--1939-1945
World War--Social aspects--United States--1939-1945
940.5373 War 15
The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by David McMahon. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf, 2007. - xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), , fascims., col. maps, ports. ; 29 cm.
Based on the Ken Burns film.
A necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- A deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- The ghost front, December 1944-March 1945 -- A world without war, March-August 1945.
As companion to the PBS series airing in September 2007, "The War" focuses on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama, following more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Maps and hundreds of photographs enrich this compelling, unflinching narrative.
90589
9780307262837 (alk. paper) 0307262839 (alk. paper)
2007003640
World War--United States--1939-1945
World War--Social aspects--United States--1939-1945
940.5373 War 15