The Story of World War II
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Michael Kramer
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Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published. Here are the horror and heroism of World War II in the words of the men who fought it, the journalists who covered it, and the civilians who were caught in its fury. Miller gives us an up-close, deeply personal view of a war that was more savagely fought - and whose outcome was in greater doubt - than one might imagine. This is the war that Americans on the home front would have read about had they had access to the previously censored testimony of the soldiers on which Miller builds his gripping narrative.
Miller covers the entire war - on land, at sea, and in the air - and provides new coverage of the brutal island fighting in the Pacific, the bomber war over Europe, the liberation of the death camps, and the contributions of African Americans and other minorities. He concludes with a suspenseful, never-before-told story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, based on interviews with the men who flew the mission that ended the war.
Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History at Lafayette College. He is a creator and associate producer of the HBO documentary He Has Seen War and has been chief consultant for numerous award-winning PBS productions. He is author of the prizewinning City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America.
©1945 Henry Steele Commager; renewed by Lou Reda Productions and Mary Steele Commager. Revisions; and introduction 2001 by Donald L. Miller (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Critic Reviews
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- Marianna
- 21-09-2021
Well presented and written
Easy to listen, good story line. Well narrated. Would recommend it because very well researched.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-02-2024
Insightful
The book is prefaced as an American view on the Second World War and I’m glad it was done. A beautiful recognition of the unparalleled destruction and death on a macro scale, as well as an exploration of the angst and impact of war on an individual scale. Is a great overview of the perspectives of the Americans who fought and died in Europe, the Atlantic, Africa, the Pacific, and Asia.
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- Terry
- 09-02-2017
Best Audible Book I've Listened To!
Where does The Story of World War II rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is the best audible book I've listened to!
So well written and so well narrated, I can unreservedly recommend.
(BTW first review I've written having felt compelled to do so given the high quality of this audio book.)
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-2021
Great Read
A great read, detailed with great personalised stories interwoven into the overall history. Top class.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-08-2024
great for those who love ww2 history.
amazing pov of the soldiers and POW'S. great tales of the courage and testimonials to the heart of our soldiers and our POW'S
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- Anonymous User
- 13-04-2019
This is a powerful account
Everyone should listen to this powerful account of what happened in these dreadful wasteful years!
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- Camo
- 14-04-2020
Enthralling, amazing, incredibly factual .
Incredible story, it's hard to believe that human beings are capable of such barbaric cruelty, but this story of survival amongst regular men turned soldier I bet was not what they bargained for.
The story and the narrative are completely enthralling and you find yourself wandering amongst world war 11 right there with these men. Amazing. I've never experienced anything like it.
Loved every minute of this.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-2022
history from various American perspectives for ww2
I'd previously listened to 'The rise and fall of the 3rd Reich' multiple times so I have a decent understanding of events from the European point of view. I had minimal to no idea what went on in the pacific/Asian part of the war.
this book is from Americans about America's contributions to the war. pretty much ignores every other allied country involved. which worked for me as that was the part of the war I knew minimal about.
quite a nice surprise one of my favorite readers read this book. was quite difficult at first remembering its a history based on real events. I've listened to him read so many fantasy books previously.
quite happy with this book.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-01-2023
Little repetitive but memorable and diverse
the stories of soldiers felt a little repetitive until the end of each big phase of the war.
I'd rather have a clear objective story cupped with these excellent eye witness stories.
But I enjoyed learning about the intricacies of warfare, the mind of soldiers and officials and diving deeper in to the structure, tactics and casualties of the war itself.
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- Damian Murphy
- 25-05-2023
Chilling account
The best parts of this book were the accounts of the less famous battles. It is a fantastic listen. Narration is good, but takes getting used to as it is somewhat drab at times, but still well read.
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