Witness To War
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Author: Richar Aldrich
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 736
The devastation wreaked upon the lives of hundreds of thousands of people during the Second World War left a sense of transience and frailty that encouraged diaries to be kept on a regular basis. They became a means of preserving human life in some form at least, often recording experiences within minutes or hours of their occurrence. istorian Richard J Aldrich has spent two decades collating the information from diaries such as these to produce two anthologies which, recounted in the first person, are as close to the living experience of the Second World War as we are ever likely to come. n this, the first of the anthologies focusing on the war in Europe, these diaries are intended to capture the Second World War as a global event, using diary material from many different countries and with the voices of children, civilians, ordinary soldiers, commanders, statesmen and spies. vents are recounted chronologically in short extracts, and collectively they capture the immediate and often-surprising thoughts of participants caught up in the twentieth-century's first genuinely global war as they begin their own responses to what they knew would be a unique moment in world history.
Author: Richar Aldrich
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 736
The devastation wreaked upon the lives of hundreds of thousands of people during the Second World War left a sense of transience and frailty that encouraged diaries to be kept on a regular basis. They became a means of preserving human life in some form at least, often recording experiences within minutes or hours of their occurrence. istorian Richard J Aldrich has spent two decades collating the information from diaries such as these to produce two anthologies which, recounted in the first person, are as close to the living experience of the Second World War as we are ever likely to come. n this, the first of the anthologies focusing on the war in Europe, these diaries are intended to capture the Second World War as a global event, using diary material from many different countries and with the voices of children, civilians, ordinary soldiers, commanders, statesmen and spies. vents are recounted chronologically in short extracts, and collectively they capture the immediate and often-surprising thoughts of participants caught up in the twentieth-century's first genuinely global war as they begin their own responses to what they knew would be a unique moment in world history.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Richar Aldrich
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 736
The devastation wreaked upon the lives of hundreds of thousands of people during the Second World War left a sense of transience and frailty that encouraged diaries to be kept on a regular basis. They became a means of preserving human life in some form at least, often recording experiences within minutes or hours of their occurrence. istorian Richard J Aldrich has spent two decades collating the information from diaries such as these to produce two anthologies which, recounted in the first person, are as close to the living experience of the Second World War as we are ever likely to come. n this, the first of the anthologies focusing on the war in Europe, these diaries are intended to capture the Second World War as a global event, using diary material from many different countries and with the voices of children, civilians, ordinary soldiers, commanders, statesmen and spies. vents are recounted chronologically in short extracts, and collectively they capture the immediate and often-surprising thoughts of participants caught up in the twentieth-century's first genuinely global war as they begin their own responses to what they knew would be a unique moment in world history.
Author: Richar Aldrich
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 736
The devastation wreaked upon the lives of hundreds of thousands of people during the Second World War left a sense of transience and frailty that encouraged diaries to be kept on a regular basis. They became a means of preserving human life in some form at least, often recording experiences within minutes or hours of their occurrence. istorian Richard J Aldrich has spent two decades collating the information from diaries such as these to produce two anthologies which, recounted in the first person, are as close to the living experience of the Second World War as we are ever likely to come. n this, the first of the anthologies focusing on the war in Europe, these diaries are intended to capture the Second World War as a global event, using diary material from many different countries and with the voices of children, civilians, ordinary soldiers, commanders, statesmen and spies. vents are recounted chronologically in short extracts, and collectively they capture the immediate and often-surprising thoughts of participants caught up in the twentieth-century's first genuinely global war as they begin their own responses to what they knew would be a unique moment in world history.
Witness To War
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