Love Stories of World War II

by Larry King and King Larry

Book Overview

Both poignant and inspiring, these are the moving stories of men and women who met amid the chaos of the most devastating war in history and became the loves of one another's lives. Many are now enjoying their seventies and eighties together after more than fifty happy years of marriage. They met in many remarkable ways, some in the briefest of chance encounters, and their love endured heart-rending ordeals of long separation and the constant threat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609607235
• ISBN13: 9780609607237
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Enduring Love

My husband and I were staying at a fancy canyon inn in Arizona. I spied this book on the shelf. My husband had to pry me out of the building because all I wanted to do was read this book. It is truly amazing. All of the chance meetings, the length people went to be together even for a brief time. Never knowing if they would ever see each other again. Their lives together of ordinary Americans. Not all were happily ever after. I like to give this book as a 50th Anniversary present because fifty stories are represented. I gave a large print one to our local library. I gave one to a young lady who is trying so hard to make her marriage work. I thought she would glean some of the secrets of many of these couples. It is the kind of book that every couple (any age) should read once a year. And who would ever thought that Larry King would compile such a book..........

Sweet & Romantic

This is a great book for all ages. I'm 22 and I obviously wasn't alive during WWII, but I still find the stories so very touching and romantic. You feel as though you know the individuals personally when you read their stories and you get this warm spot in your chest when everything comes together and works out for them during that time of war.

Outstanding

I was given this book as a Valentine's Day gift by my boyfriend at the dawn of our relationship. He is an Army officer and I am in training to be one as well, and as such, we are often separated by our respective training. In this current time of war uncertainty and world instability, the stories in this book serve as a poingnent reminder of what we are living and fighting for every day.

A Different look at World War II

I am a huge fan of history. I love to read historical fiction, mainly, but every now and again, I will pick up something else. I was given "Love Stories of World War II" as a gift and I am by no means disappointed. In a time when the world was at war and death and dying was a harsh reality, some people were falling in love. Larry King has done an excellent job of putting this book together, keeping with facts and mementos of the couples in the book. Rather then sweeting it up, their stories are told with excerpts from letters and the histories behind the love. It is not mushy stuff, just simple stories of love in a time of war. I am very pleased with this book and I would recommend it to any history fan. It reminds me of the love my grandparents share, having a similar story to some of those told in the book. And it leaves me with a strong sense of love and devotion.

Get out the Kleenex!!!

This book is absolutely amazing. I love reading biographies, and this book may very well be the best book I've ever read. I definitely give it a ten. It is a compilation of many stories of how love developed between couples during World War II. It was excellent from cover to cover. I cried at several times. The stories are about soldiers (both male and female) and the love and experiences with love that they shared during the war. Amazingly, these couples are still together today. This is just a beautiful book, and I think it would make a great gift for someone who reads a lot.