
The Story of World War II
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Michael Kramer
Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published.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.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Great resource of information of first hand tells of the action from both sides of the War.
Just a Great read.
Great stories
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this book spells out the horrors of War like no other I have read before. the book is a difficult read, but must be read.
chilling
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what the men went through and the sacrifices they had to make.
A must read for anyone who is remotely interested in history.
absolutely amazing
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The best book that I have read to date about WWII.
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The most moving book I have ever read.
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Another selling point is the excellent work of Michael Kramer. I've come to love his work in a very different genre, but he offers a seriousness and gravitas that an audiobook like this needs. I might consider listening to him read the phone book, but this book is a very worthy use of his voice.
Moving and all-encompassing
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Incredible book
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Exception Story
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I haven't read many other pieces on WWII, and I plan to read more, but I can't imagine any will outshine this one. The first-hand accounts are balanced and penetrating. The themes covered are woven together with great skill. When it ended I was left in silent reverence - for the magnitude of events and the sacrifice made by so many.
Essential human listening
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Amazing book. LISTEN
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