Voices of World War II
Author | : Renée Hollis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2022-04-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781991001238 |
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Author | : Renée Hollis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2022-04-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781991001238 |
Author | : Candlewick Press |
Publisher | : Candlewick Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0763697737 |
In an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten. The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn. More than seventy years after peace was declared, children interviewed family and community members to learn about the war from people who were there, to record their memories before they were lost forever. Now, in a unique collection, RAF pilots, evacuees, resistance fighters, Land Girls, U.S. Navy sailors, and survivors of the Holocaust and the Hiroshima bombing all tell their stories, passing on the lessons learned to a new generation. Featuring many vintage photographs, this moving volume also offers an index of contributors and a glossary.
Author | : Lois Miner Huey |
Publisher | : Capstone |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1429656271 |
"Describes first-hand accounts of World War II from those who lived through it"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Priscilla Roberts |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2012-08-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Drawing together a wide variety of primary source documents from across the United States, Europe, and Asia, this book illuminates the events and experiences of World War II—the most devastating war in human history. World War II was the most destructive and disruptive war ever, a global conflict that in one way or another affected the lives of people across the planet. Voices of World War II: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life coalesces a wide variety of primary source documents drawn from across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Supplemented by interpretive material that enables readers to analyze them, assess their impact and significance, and place them in context to comparable situations today, the documents provide rare insights into World War II. Expert commentaries and additional information on these texts enable a greater understanding of the background to these documents, providing valuable training in learning to interpret, assess, and evaluate historical sources. Intended primarily for upper-level high school and undergraduate-level history students, general readers will also appreciate the variegated array of primary material from World War II, which depicts numerous aspects of the conflict, often in extremely personal terms.
Author | : Diane Burke Fessler |
Publisher | : MSU Press |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 1997-05-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1628952547 |
No Time for Fear summons the voices of more than 100 women who served as nurses overseas during World War II, letting them tell their story as no one else can. Fessler has meticulously compiled and transcribed more than 200 interviews with American military nurses of the Army, Army Air Force, and Navy who were present in all theaters of WWII. Their stories bring to life horrific tales of illness and hardship, blinding blizzards, and near starvation—all faced with courage, tenacity, and even good humor. This unique oral-history collection makes available to readers an important counterpoint to the seemingly endless discussions of strategy, planning, and troop movement that often characterize discussions of the Second World War.
Author | : Svetlana Palmer |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2005-01-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0060584203 |
The story of World War I is brought to life through the gripping personal narratives of those at the center of the storm. World War I was waged by young people from twenty-eight countries in an era without the advantages of military "embeds," satellite phones, and streaming media coverage. Intimate Voices from the First World War fills in the gaps in the history of the world's first global confrontation with excerpts from recently uncovered letters and diaries of those on the front lines and their friends at home. In their reflections on the vastness of the enterprise of war, these combatants, victims, and eyewitnesses re-create the scope of the conflict with immediacy and tenderness. Written with the frankness and intimacy of words not intended for public eyes -- full of private passions, prejudices, humor, and vivid insights -- these communiqués speak to us directly from within the war itself and from all sides of the conflict. These marvelous historical narratives not only immerse readers in an ongoing dialogue about the meaning of human conflict but also serve as reminders of the individual perspectives and beliefs that sometimes get overlooked during times of global strife.
Author | : Adam Makos |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0425257835 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of Spearhead and A Higher Call comes an unflinching, brutal, and relentless firsthand chronicle of United States Marine Corps' actions in the Pacific during World War 2. Following fifteen Marines from the Pearl Harbor attack, through battles with the Japanese, to their return home after V-J Day, Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton have compiled an oral history of the Pacific War in the words of the men who fought on the front lines. With unflinching honesty, these Marines reveal harrowing accounts of combat with an implacable enemy, the friendships and camaraderie they found--and lost--and the aftermath of the war's impact on their lives. With unprecedented access to the veterans, rare photographs, and unpublished memoirs, Voices of the Pacific presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R. V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum--whose exploits were featured in the HBO(R) miniseries, The Pacific--and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division. Includes rare photos
Author | : Michael Paterson |
Publisher | : Greenhill Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018-07-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781784383138 |
The course of World War II was shaped by the hidden actions of the code breakers. These unkown men and women played a vital role in the Allied victory yet the public was unaware of their actions, often for decases afterwards. In this new ediotn of Voices of the Code Breakers the code breakers tell their story, k reaching across the globe from breaking the Enigma code at Bletchley Park to the Navajo signallers in the Pacific. The compelling accounts of the extraordinary feats of these ordinary men and women, taken from almost 100 sources and personal testimonies, reaveal the true extent of the clandestine war during World War II. -- back cover
Author | : Peter L. Belmonte |
Publisher | : Grove/Atlantic, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780738519074 |
Discover the first-hand accounts and stories of Italian World War II Veterans who answered the call to serve their country, despite being deemed Enemy Aliens by their own government. At the beginning of World War II, Italian citizens living in the United States were referred to as Enemy Aliens. Yet hundreds of young Italian Americans flocked to recruiting stations, and over 500,000-perhaps as many as 1.5 million-served in the military during the war. Despite the difficulties they faced, including the possibility of having to fight against Italians, countless Italian Americans received decorations for bravery, fourteen of whom received the Medal of Honor. Italian Americans in World War II offers their stories, which, for the most part, have yet to be told. Belmonte interviewed almost 50 Italian-American veterans of World War II, from all branches and types of service. Stories of daily life, food, equipment, and training from soldiers, sailors, and airmen are captured. You'll read personal tales about how survivors of D-Day, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, Okinawa, and The Battle of the Bulge felt about entering combat. This fitting tribute also includes photographs from this period in history, bringing the men's stories to life.
Author | : Veterans History Project (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Oral history |
ISBN | : 9781435141940 |
An oral history of the themes of war provides letters, photographs, and sketches from from U.S. veterans' who fought in World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf.