Voices of World War II
Author: Renée Hollis
Publisher:
Published: 2022-04-06
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781991001238
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Voices from the Second World War
Author: Candlewick Press
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2018-04-17
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0763697737
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten. The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn. More than seventy years after peace was declared, children interviewed family and community members to learn about the war from people who were there, to record their memories before they were lost forever. Now, in a unique collection, RAF pilots, evacuees, resistance fighters, Land Girls, U.S. Navy sailors, and survivors of the Holocaust and the Hiroshima bombing all tell their stories, passing on the lessons learned to a new generation. Featuring many vintage photographs, this moving volume also offers an index of contributors and a glossary.
Voices of World War II
Author: Lois Miner Huey
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1429656271
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Describes first-hand accounts of World War II from those who lived through it"--Provided by publisher.
Intimate Voices from the First World War
Author: Svetlana Palmer
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2005-01-04
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 0060584203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of World War I is brought to life through the gripping personal narratives of those at the center of the storm. World War I was waged by young people from twenty-eight countries in an era without the advantages of military "embeds," satellite phones, and streaming media coverage. Intimate Voices from the First World War fills in the gaps in the history of the world's first global confrontation with excerpts from recently uncovered letters and diaries of those on the front lines and their friends at home. In their reflections on the vastness of the enterprise of war, these combatants, victims, and eyewitnesses re-create the scope of the conflict with immediacy and tenderness. Written with the frankness and intimacy of words not intended for public eyes -- full of private passions, prejudices, humor, and vivid insights -- these communiqués speak to us directly from within the war itself and from all sides of the conflict. These marvelous historical narratives not only immerse readers in an ongoing dialogue about the meaning of human conflict but also serve as reminders of the individual perspectives and beliefs that sometimes get overlooked during times of global strife.
No Time for Fear
Author: Diane Burke Fessler
Publisher: MSU Press
Published: 1997-05-31
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1628952547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo Time for Fear summons the voices of more than 100 women who served as nurses overseas during World War II, letting them tell their story as no one else can. Fessler has meticulously compiled and transcribed more than 200 interviews with American military nurses of the Army, Army Air Force, and Navy who were present in all theaters of WWII. Their stories bring to life horrific tales of illness and hardship, blinding blizzards, and near starvation—all faced with courage, tenacity, and even good humor. This unique oral-history collection makes available to readers an important counterpoint to the seemingly endless discussions of strategy, planning, and troop movement that often characterize discussions of the Second World War.
Voices of the Pacific
Author: Adam Makos
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 0425257835
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Spearhead and A Higher Call comes an unflinching, brutal, and relentless firsthand chronicle of United States Marine Corps' actions in the Pacific during World War 2. Following fifteen Marines from the Pearl Harbor attack, through battles with the Japanese, to their return home after V-J Day, Adam Makos and Marcus Brotherton have compiled an oral history of the Pacific War in the words of the men who fought on the front lines. With unflinching honesty, these Marines reveal harrowing accounts of combat with an implacable enemy, the friendships and camaraderie they found--and lost--and the aftermath of the war's impact on their lives. With unprecedented access to the veterans, rare photographs, and unpublished memoirs, Voices of the Pacific presents true stories of heroism as told by such World War II veterans as Sid Phillips, R. V. Burgin, and Chuck Tatum--whose exploits were featured in the HBO(R) miniseries, The Pacific--and their Marine buddies from the legendary 1st Marine Division. Includes rare photos
Voices of the Codebreakers
Author: Michael Paterson
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Published: 2018-07-30
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781784383138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe course of World War II was shaped by the hidden actions of the code breakers. These unkown men and women played a vital role in the Allied victory yet the public was unaware of their actions, often for decases afterwards. In this new ediotn of Voices of the Code Breakers the code breakers tell their story, k reaching across the globe from breaking the Enigma code at Bletchley Park to the Navajo signallers in the Pacific. The compelling accounts of the extraordinary feats of these ordinary men and women, taken from almost 100 sources and personal testimonies, reaveal the true extent of the clandestine war during World War II. -- back cover
Forgotten Voices
Author: Ulrich Merten
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2012-08-14
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1412846943
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe news agency Reuters reported in 2009 that a mass grave containing 1,800 bodies was found in Malbork, Poland. Polish authorities suspected that they were German civilians that were killed by advancing Soviet forces. A Polish archeologist supervising the exhumation, said, "We are dealing with a mass grave of civilians, probably of German origin. The presence of children . . . suggests they were civilians." During World War II, the German Nazi regime committed great crimes against innocent civilian victims: Jews, Poles, Russians, Serbs, and other people of Central and Eastern Europe. At war’s end, however, innocent German civilians in turn became victims of crimes against humanity. Forgotten Voices lets these victims of ethnic cleansing tell their story in their own words, so that they and what they endured are not forgotten. This volume is an important supplement to the voices of victims of totalitarianism and has been written in order to keep the historical record clear. The root cause of this tragedy was ultimately the Nazi German regime. As a leading German historian, Hans-Ulrich Wehler has noted, "Germany should avoid creating a cult of victimization, and thus forgetting Auschwitz and the mass killing of Russians." Ulrich Merten argues that applying collective punishment to an entire people is a crime against humanity. He concludes that this should also be recognized as a European catastrophe, not only a German one, because of its magnitude and the broad violation of human rights that occurred on European soil. Supplementary maps and pictures are available online at http://www.forgottenvoices.net
Italian Americans in World War II
Author: Peter L. Belmonte
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780738519074
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover the first-hand accounts and stories of Italian World War II Veterans who answered the call to serve their country, despite being deemed Enemy Aliens by their own government. At the beginning of World War II, Italian citizens living in the United States were referred to as Enemy Aliens. Yet hundreds of young Italian Americans flocked to recruiting stations, and over 500,000-perhaps as many as 1.5 million-served in the military during the war. Despite the difficulties they faced, including the possibility of having to fight against Italians, countless Italian Americans received decorations for bravery, fourteen of whom received the Medal of Honor. Italian Americans in World War II offers their stories, which, for the most part, have yet to be told. Belmonte interviewed almost 50 Italian-American veterans of World War II, from all branches and types of service. Stories of daily life, food, equipment, and training from soldiers, sailors, and airmen are captured. You'll read personal tales about how survivors of D-Day, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, Okinawa, and The Battle of the Bulge felt about entering combat. This fitting tribute also includes photographs from this period in history, bringing the men's stories to life.
Silent Voices of World War II
Author: Everett M. Rogers
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780865344235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors provide a voice for these previously silent heroes of World War II: enlisted men and women at Los Alamos who actually fabricated the atomic bomb, Navajo Marine privates, National Guard enlisted men, and Japanese American internees.
