The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945 /
Ward, Geoffrey C.
The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf, 2007. - xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Based on Burns' documentary, The war.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-449) and index.
necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- ghost front, December 1944-March 1945 -- world without war, March-August 1945. A A The A
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.
9780307262837 (alk. paper) 0307262839 (alk. paper)
2007003640
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
D 769 / .W345 2007
The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf, 2007. - xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Based on Burns' documentary, The war.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-449) and index.
necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- ghost front, December 1944-March 1945 -- world without war, March-August 1945. A A The A
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.
9780307262837 (alk. paper) 0307262839 (alk. paper)
2007003640
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
D 769 / .W345 2007