Eyewitness to World War II: Unforgettable Stories From History's Greatest Conflict

Dispatches from the front lines of history

Here is the story of the greatest challenge a generation of Americans had ever faced. The unforgettable saga of World War II is told through the words of those who lived it - both on the battlefield and the home front - creating a dramatic tapestry of the wartime experience. These take the form of personal writings and recollections of Roosevelt, Hitler, and Patton, as well as letters composed by foot soldiers in battle, secret communications from spies, and diaries of women serving in the military or at home. Paired with illuminating maps and more than a hundred photographs, this absorbing narrative brings the entire history of World War II to life in vivid detail.