Lights Of Freedom
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: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the height of the Second World War, when the fate of Western civilization hung in the balance, Lights of Freedom stands as a vivid photographic and editorial testament to the enduring spirit of the Allied nations. Edited by Allan A. Michie and Walter Graebner of *Life* magazine, and captured through the lenses of celebrated *Life* cameramen William Vandivert, Oswald Wild, and George Rodger, this remarkable volume chronicles the human cost, resilience, and defiant hope of a world at war — from the bombed-out streets of London to the broader theatres of a global conflict. More than a simple photographic record, Lights of Freedom is a powerful piece of wartime journalism and propaganda in the finest sense — a call to conscience and a document of historical urgency. The editorial vision of Michie and Graebner, both seasoned correspondents with intimate knowledge of the war's unfolding drama, lends the work an authoritative, eyewitness gravity that transcends mere reportage. The photographs themselves, drawn from the unparalleled archives of *Life*, present the raw, unvarnished reality of wartime Britain and beyond, leaving the reader to wonder: what does freedom truly cost, and who pays the price?
Author: Allan A. Michie And Walter Graebner
Format: Hardback
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the height of the Second World War, when the fate of Western civilization hung in the balance, Lights of Freedom stands as a vivid photographic and editorial testament to the enduring spirit of the Allied nations. Edited by Allan A. Michie and Walter Graebner of *Life* magazine, and captured through the lenses of celebrated *Life* cameramen William Vandivert, Oswald Wild, and George Rodger, this remarkable volume chronicles the human cost, resilience, and defiant hope of a world at war — from the bombed-out streets of London to the broader theatres of a global conflict. More than a simple photographic record, Lights of Freedom is a powerful piece of wartime journalism and propaganda in the finest sense — a call to conscience and a document of historical urgency. The editorial vision of Michie and Graebner, both seasoned correspondents with intimate knowledge of the war's unfolding drama, lends the work an authoritative, eyewitness gravity that transcends mere reportage. The photographs themselves, drawn from the unparalleled archives of *Life*, present the raw, unvarnished reality of wartime Britain and beyond, leaving the reader to wonder: what does freedom truly cost, and who pays the price?