The World at War: The Landmark Oral History from the Classic TV Series

by Richard Holmes

Book Overview

The World at War is the definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants - from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals. First broadcast in 1973, the result was a unique and irreplaceable record since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long to live.

The programme's producers committed hundreds of interview-hours...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091917530
• ISBN13: 9780091917531
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Length: 662 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.9" x 7.7"