The New York Times Living History: World War II
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The New York Times Living History: World War II

The Allied Counteroffensive, 1942–1945

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eBook - ePub

The New York Times Living History: World War II

The Allied Counteroffensive, 1942–1945

About this book

World War II comes alive through the public records and private accounts of the day...We have long relied on historians to sift through the debris of the past and piece together narratives to shape our understanding of events. But it is in the letters, diaries, speeches, song lyrics, newspaper articles, and government papers that history truly comes alive. In The New York Times Living History: World War II: The Allied Counteroffensive, 1942-1945 eminent historian Douglas Brinkley has carefully chosen the critical documents that bring to life the days of the war from the first Allied counteroffensive to the US military formation of the European Theater of Operations (ETO) to V-J Day. His selections span the momentous, such as Eisenhower's address to the troops in preparation for D-Day and Hirohito's surrender on Japanese radio, to the intimate and the obscure. Readers will find one of Tokyo Rose's broadcasts, letters from soldiers on the eve of battle, Ernie Pyle's dispatches from Sicily, and Truman's diary entries in which he wrestles with the decision to drop the A-bomb. Each primary document is accompanied by a relevant piece of New York Times reporting from the period and original text explaining the historical significance of the event in the war's progress. News photos and other images add a strong visual component to this vivid re-creation of history.

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Information

Publisher
Times Books
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780805072471
eBook ISBN
9781466869837
Topic
History
Subtopic
World War II
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction by Douglas Brinkley
  6. Turning Points
  7. The Nazi Grip is Broken
  8. Bisecting the Axis
  9. The Liberation of France
  10. Toward a Postwar World
  11. Victory in Europe
  12. Victory in the Pacific
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Permissions
  15. Illustration Credits
  16. Index
  17. About the Editors
  18. Copyright