The War
An Intimate History, 1941-1945
$114.58
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2007
Summary
One of the most anticipated books of the year–should be in every American home.The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced-and helped to win-the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307262837 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0307262839 |
| Author: | Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns |
| Publisher: | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Imprint: | Alfred A Knopf |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2007 |
| Weight: | 1.98kg |
| Dimensions: | 283mm x 240mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
“Ken Burns has done it again. He has given us an intimate, memorable, and provocative portrait of America in World War II—the valor and victory, sacrifice and shame of ordinary Americans, north, south, east, and west. This is a treasure.” —Tom Brokaw“Heartrending…Unique not only among previous volumes that have accompanied Burns’s documentaries but among just about any book on World War II…. It should be read by everyone in the family, from the high-schoolers to the Baby Boomers.” —Newark Star-Ledger
About The Author
Geoffrey C. Ward
Geoffrey C. Ward wrote the script for the film series The War and is the winner of five Emmys and two Writers Guild of America awards for his work for public television. He is also a historian and biographer and the author of fourteen books, including most recently Unforgivable Blackness- The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989 and the Francis Parkman Prize in 1990. He lives in New York City.Ken Burns, producer and director of the film series The War, founded his own documentary company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His films include Jazz, Baseball, and The Civil War, which was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television. His work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, and two Academy Award nominations. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire.
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