The New York Times Living History: World War II: The Axis Assault, 1939-1942

The New York Times Living History: World War II: The Axis Assault, 1939-1942

by David Rubel and Douglas Brinkley
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 29/04/2014

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Introducing a new series where history comes alive in riveting documents and images of great events as they occurred.


We have long relied on historians to sift through the debris of history 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 comes alive. The New York Times Living History books reinvigorate history by presenting the actual documents and images of the day.


For the volume World War II: The Axis Assault, 1939-1942 eminent historian Douglas Brinkley has carefully chosen fifty critical documents that chart the Axis's grip over Europe and the Pacific--such as Churchill's Blood and Toil speech and the text of the Atlantic Charter. Readers will find FDR's cables to Japan in the hours before Pearl Harbor, Edward R. Murrow's broadcast during the Blitz, an American G.I.'s last message from Corregidor, and a Dutch boy's diary recounting Germany's invasion.


Each primary document is accompanied by New York Times reporting or commentary from the period and original text illuminating their historical significance. News photos and other images add a strong visual component to this vivid re-creation of history.

ISBN:
9781466869820
9781466869820
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
29-04-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co.

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