World War II - Hardcover

Grant, R G

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405328711 ISBN 13: 9781405328715

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, 2008

Synopsis

World War II cost the lives of more than 50 million people, find out what it was like to experience – and survive – such an extraordinary time

In association with the Imperial War Museum, this powerful book and DVD combine incredible images with dramatic eyewitness accounts of the people who were alive during World War II to bring to life this monumental time.

Read the stories of fear, courage and hope of the soldiers fighting on land, at sea, and in the air and the civilians on the home front. Learn about the build-up to war and how the conflict has shaped the modern world. Remarkable film footage on the accompanying DVD brings the stories to life and maps, charts, and timelines provide instant information on the course of events.

About this title

About the Author

Reg Grant is a history writer who has published more than twenty books, many of them dealing with aspects of military conflict. He was a major contributor to the ITV Visual History of the Twentieth Century. He is also the author of Flight: 100 Years of Aviation, published by DK in association with the Smithsonian Institution (2002).

Edition details

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405328711
• ISBN 13: 9781405328715
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192