Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Historic Photos of World War II: North Africa to Germany


This new release from Turner Publishing Company delivers an honest, unflinching portrait of World War II. With many never-before-published photographs (all in black and white), Historic Photos of World War II is a terrific find.
From the destruction of London to military cemeteries overlooking Omaha Beach, historian Bob Duncan reveals a collection of photographs so powerful, so vivid, that the war ceases to become a historical event and instead becomes a human tragedy.
The last sentence of the preface states it best: "As you turn these pages, you have a through-the-lens view of things just as they were, on the seas and in the air, in thh sand and the mud and the snow where victory and liberation were won."

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Will check it out at the nearest bookstore. Eh, btw, there's a typo you made.

"in thh sand and the mud.." :)

Melissa Amateis said...

Darn it - sometimes I need to recheck my stuff better. Thanks!

Haddock said...

Must read this.
Is that title picture (on the top) from "The Longest Day" ?