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The Library of Congress World War II companion, edited and with an introduction by David M. Kennedy ; Margaret E. Wagner, Linda Barrett Osborne, Susan Reyburn and staff of the Library of Congress

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

The Library of Congress World War II companion

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edited and with an introduction by David M. Kennedy ; Margaret E. Wagner, Linda Barrett Osborne, Susan Reyburn and staff of the Library of Congress

Drawn from the unparalleled collections of the institution that has been called "America's Memory," The Library of Congress World War II Companion includes excerpts from contemporary letters, journals, pamphlets, and other documents, as well as first-person accounts recorded by the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. The text is complemented by more than 150 illustrations. Organized into topical chapters (such as "The Media War," "War Crimes and the Holocaust," and two chapters on "Military Operations" that cover the important battles), the book also include readers to navigate through the rich store of information in these pages. Filled with facts and figures, information about unusual aspects of the war, and moving personal accounts, this remarkable volume will be indispensable to anyone who wishes to understand the World War II era and its continuing reverberations

The world at war -- Wartime politics -- Mobilization : The rifle, the wrench, and the rationing book -- Military leadership and organization -- Instruments of war -- Military operations, 1937-1941 -- Military operations, 1942-1945 -- War crimes and the holocaust -- The undergroud war -- The media war -- War on the home front -- The aftermath

World War II companion