FROM OUR EDITORS

If a picture is worth a thousand words, this volume--crammed with 900 of the most evocative wartime photographs ever assembled--is truly priceless! Culled from international archives and museums, these images provide an unrivaled overview of the tumultuous events of 1939-45, an extraordinary and unprecedented period in the history of the world. Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of the Marines at Iwo Jima is included, as are strikingly familiar views of the D-Day invasion, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the bombing of Nagasaki. But the particular pleasure of this volume is discovering a whole trove of powerful images displayed here for the first time: A Czech woman's grief-stricken Reich salute speaks volumes about the anguish of submission; three captured 14-year-old German soldiers face the camera with grim determination; the crew of Enola Gay gleefully celebrates its successful dropping of the atomic bomb. Filled with similarly remarkable pictures on every page, this album is a rare find--both for its faithful documentation of a troubled time. 8 1/2" x 12".

FROM THE PUBLISHER

World War II was the most intensively photographed conflict in history. Military and press photographers, propagandists, camera-wielding soldiers and civilians--all took the opportunity to record the tumultuous events of 1939-45. The scenes they captured of mass suffering and individual heroism, of atrocious cruelty and humanitarianism against the odds, of hate and comradership, misery and hope, remain undiminished in their intensity and constitute a vital record of an extra ordinary period.

World War II: A Photographic History features 900 clearly captioned images selected from a wide variety of sources, many of which are seen here for the first time. Every major theatre of conflict is covered, from the ice seas of the Arctic Circle to the jungles of the South Pacific, from the deserts of North Africa to the steppes of Russia. Throughout, proper historical grounding is given by an informative, indexed commentary summarizing the many complex events of the period.

SYNOPSIS

This new edition of a photographic history of World War II features 900 captioned images. It covers every major theatre of conflict and the people involved, capturing scenes of mass suffering and individual heroism, military conflict, portraits of leaders, and more. The text provides historical grounding by summarizing the many complex events of the period. Oversize: 8.5x12".