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Overview
World War II, a new edition to Facts On File's critically acclaimed Eyewitness History series, provides hundreds of firsthand accounts of the period - from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles - that illustrate how important historical events appeared to those who lived through them. In addition to these firsthand accounts, each chapter provides an introductory essay and chronology of events. The book also includes excerpts from such informative documents as the Neutrality Act of 1937; the Atlantic Charter; President Franklin D. Roosevelt's December 8, 1941, address to Congress; the Nuremburg Trials Final Report; and the preamble to the Charter of the United nations, as well as capsule biographies of more than 55 key figures, 18 maps, an appendix about refugees, reference notes, a bibliography, an index, and more than 115 black-and-white illustrations.Synopsis
This illustrated volume provides hundreds of brief firsthand accounts from Americans who lived through World War II, taken from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles. Quotations from citizens, politicans, and celebrities illustrate how Americans faced the daily circumstances of wartime. Carl J. Schneider (political science and history, U. of Wisconsin) and Dorothy Schneider (a former professor at U. of Nebraska) include introductory essays, chronologies, excerpts from significant documents including the Neutrality Act of 1937 and the Nuremburg Trials Final Report; and capsule biographies of key players. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Library Journal
Gr 9 Up-An accessible, well-organized volume that focuses on "what it felt like to be an American" during this period. Each chapter covers one aspect of the war from the isolationism/interventionism debate that began in the 1930s to victory and beyond. A chronology of events and pages of testimony from people involved follow. The coverage of the preparation for war, the government's involvement, and the role of the civilian are also considered. The numerous eyewitness accounts include the voices of well-known people, not all Americans: Neville Chamberlain, Charles Lindbergh, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, etc. Civilians and soldiers are also heard through quotes from medics, nurses, journalists, war brides, and others. Appendixes contain excerpts from documents paramount to the management of the war effort such as FDR's address to Congress in 1941 and the dissent in the case of Korematsu v. United States. Average-quality, black-and-white photos and reproductions are found throughout. Eighteen maps clearly outline the war in the Pacific, the division of Berlin, the location of Japanese-American concentration camps, and more. This useful volume offers a good blend of historical fact and primary-source material.-Julie Webb, Shelby County High School, Shelbyville, KY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.