Primary source accounts of World War II / John Richard Conway.
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- Description
- 128 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm.
- Series
- America's wars through primary sources
- America's wars through primary sources.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index.
- Contents
- What are primary sources? -- Time line of World War II -- Theatres of war map -- "This is no drill!" -- Brief history of the war in Europe -- Brief history of the war in the Pacific -- Soldier's life -- Under fire -- Home front -- Letters and voices from the other side -- Role of the media -- Coming home -- "Peace...restored to the world" -- Report links -- Glossary -- Chapter notes -- Further reading.
- Summary
- Examines World War II using primary sources such as letters, diary entries, newspaper accounts, songs, speeches, and poetry.
- Subject
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Sources.
- ISBN
- 1598450026 reinforced lib. binding
- 9781598450026 reinforced lib. binding