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The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945

内容简介

Thevividvoicesthatspeakfromthesepagesarenotthoseofhistoriansorscholars.Theyarethevoicesofordinarymenandwomenwhoexperienced—andhelpedtowin—themostdevastatingwarinhistory,inwhichbetween50and60millionliveswerelost.Focusingonthecitizensoffourtowns—Luverne,Minnesota;Sacramento,California;Waterbury,Connecticut;Mobile,Alabama—TheWarfollowsmorethanfortypeoplefrom1941to1945.Wovenlargelyfromtheirmemories,thecompelling,unflinchingnarrativeunfoldsmonthbybloodymonth,withtheoutcomealwaysindoubt.Alltheiconiceventsarehere,fromPearlHarbortotheliberationoftheconcentrationcamps—butwealsomoveamongprisonersofwarandJapaneseAmericaninternees,defenseworkersandschoolchildren,andfamilieswhostruggledsimplytostaytogetherwhiletheirmenwereshippedofftoEurope,thePacific,andNorthAfrica.Enrichedbymapsandhundredsofphotographs,includingmanyneverpublishedbefore,thisisanintimate,profoundlyaffectingchronicleofthewarthatshapedourworld.

作者简介

GeoffreyC.WardwrotethescriptforthefilmseriesTheWarandisthewinneroffiveEmmysandtwoWritersGuildofAmericaawardsforhisworkforpublictelevision.Heisalsoahistorianandbiographerandtheauthoroffourteenbooks,includingmostrecentlyUnforgivableBlackness:TheRiseandFallofJackJohnson.HewontheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardin1989andtheFrancisParkmanPrizein1990.HelivesinNewYorkCity.KenBurns,produceranddirectorofthefilmseriesTheWar,foundedhisowndocumentarycompany,FlorentineFilms,in1976.HisfilmsincludeJazz,Baseball,andTheCivilWar,whichwasthehighest-ratedseriesinthehistoryofAmericanpublictelevision.Hisworkhaswonnumerousprizes,includingtheEmmyandPeabodyAwards,andreceivedtwoAcademyAwardnominations.HelivesinWalpole,NewHampshire.

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