The War Years 1: 1939 The Day War Broke Out
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper included
The world held its breath in September 1939 as the Nazi war machine lurched into motion, and The War Years 1: 1939 The Day War Broke Out captures that moment of terrifying rupture through the raw, unfiltered voices of those who lived it. This first volume in the Images of War eyewitness series chronicles the horror and disbelief felt by ordinary men and women across Europe as Adolf Hitler's forces unleashed a campaign of devastation that would reshape the world forever. Drawing on first-hand accounts, the publication reconstructs the atmosphere of dread and grim resolve that gripped civilian populations, soldiers, and statesmen alike in those pivotal early days of the conflict. Presented as a compelling work of popular history, this instalment grounds sweeping geopolitical events in deeply human testimony, illustrating how global catastrophe is experienced at street level, in homes, bomb shelters, and on the front lines. The series format allows for an episodic, magazine-style intimacy that draws the reader progressively deeper into the unfolding tragedy, blending archival photography with personal narrative to devastating effect. For any student of the Second World War, this volume raises an urgent question: if the world saw the horror coming, why could no one stop it?
Author: -
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper included
The world held its breath in September 1939 as the Nazi war machine lurched into motion, and The War Years 1: 1939 The Day War Broke Out captures that moment of terrifying rupture through the raw, unfiltered voices of those who lived it. This first volume in the Images of War eyewitness series chronicles the horror and disbelief felt by ordinary men and women across Europe as Adolf Hitler's forces unleashed a campaign of devastation that would reshape the world forever. Drawing on first-hand accounts, the publication reconstructs the atmosphere of dread and grim resolve that gripped civilian populations, soldiers, and statesmen alike in those pivotal early days of the conflict. Presented as a compelling work of popular history, this instalment grounds sweeping geopolitical events in deeply human testimony, illustrating how global catastrophe is experienced at street level, in homes, bomb shelters, and on the front lines. The series format allows for an episodic, magazine-style intimacy that draws the reader progressively deeper into the unfolding tragedy, blending archival photography with personal narrative to devastating effect. For any student of the Second World War, this volume raises an urgent question: if the world saw the horror coming, why could no one stop it?