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The war, stories of life and death from World War II, contributions by William Manchester... [and others] ; edited by Clint Willis

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The war, stories of life and death from World War II, contributions by William Manchester... [and others] ; edited by Clint Willis

Language

eng

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Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 374-375)

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Literary text for sound recordings

historymemoirs

Main title

The war

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Oclc number

795437863

Responsibility statement

contributions by William Manchester... [and others] ; edited by Clint Willis

Sub title

stories of life and death from World War II

Summary

World War II killed some 60 million people -- 20 million of them soldiers -- and inflicted wounds, bereavement, poverty and suffering on countless others. But such destruction was as impossible to imagine in advance as it was for young pilots-in-training to imagine their coming fiery deaths; or for Jews to foresee their last moments in the gas chambers; or for parents to imagine their children killed by the mortars and bullets and other munitions that factories churned out in such enormous quantities. As impossible, perhaps, as it is for us to imagine a disaster of similar scale in our future. The War presents an unforgettable mosaic of memoirs from soldiers, citizens and historians, detailing the immense tragedy that stretched from the Western Front to the Pacific Theater

Target audience

adult

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