The war : an intimate history, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : A.A. Knopf, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780307262837 (alk. paper)
  • 0307262839 (alk. paper)
Uniform titles:
  • War (Television program : 2007)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D 769 .W345 2007
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Based on Burns' documentary, The war.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 436-449) and index.

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.

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