From the Library of Congress and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kennedy comes this lavishly illustrated fascinating collection of essential information on World War II. 200 b&w photos and maps.
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From the Library of Congress and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kennedy comes this lavishly illustrated fascinating collection of essential information on World War II. 200 b&w photos and maps.
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Illustrated. New in New jacket. Book. 8vo. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2007. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 1008 pp. The Library of Congress World War II Companion examines, in a unique and engaging manner, this devastating conflict, its causes, conduct, and aftermath. It considers the politics that shaped the involvement of the major combatants; military leadership and the characteristics of major Allied and Axis armed services; the weaponry that resulted in the war's unprecedented destruction, as well as debates over the use of these weapons; the roles of resistance groups and underground fighters; war crimes; daily life during wartime; the uses of propaganda; and much more. New in new dustjacket.