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The War: Stories of Life and Death from World War II
The War Stories of Life and Death from World War II Culled from thousands of volumes and personal accoutns about World War Ii, The War presents an unforgettable mosaic of voices and sotries. From the Western Front to the Pacific Theater, Clint Willis reconstitutes the war through excerpts of memoirs from soldiers and citizens, plus works by historians, including Stephen Ambrose's Citizens Soldie... more »rs, which inspired the film Saving Private Ryan. Clint Willis has painstakingly researched the historical record and includes excerpts of accounts from soldiers, citizens, and oral historians in a volume that documents the impact that the Second World War had on all aspects of life:Historian Stephen Ambrose, in Citizen Soldiers -- the inspiration for the Steven Spielberg film Saving Private Ryan -- details the tragic and heroic accounts of ordinary soldiers on the battlefields of Europe; Iris Chang's The Rape of Nanking chronicles the horrors of the Japanese occupation of China, including an account of a German businessman who intervened to save thousands; and Brave Men, a collection of dispatches from Europe by foreign correspondent Ernie Pyle, which includes a riveting description of the beaches of Normandy 24 hours after the invasion began.« less