The Front Page Story Of World War Ii

An impressive chronicle of the events of World War II compiles all the major New York Times headlines to create a powerful reminder that we should never forget the most destructive war in history and its effect on the American people and their government.

Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published. Here are the horror and heroism of World War II in the words of the men who fought it, the journalists who covered it, and the civilians who were caught in its fury. Miller gives us an up-close, deeply personal view of a war that was more savagely fought—and whose outcome was in greater doubt—than readers might imagine. This is the war that Americans at the home front would have read about had they had access to the previously censored testimony of the soldiers on which Miller builds his gripping narrative. Miller covers the entire war—on land, at sea, and in the air—and provides new coverage of the brutal island fighting in the Pacific, the bomber war over Europe, the liberation of the death camps, and the contributions of African Americans and other minorities. He concludes with a suspenseful, never-before-told story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, based on interviews with the men who flew the mission that ended the war.

Contains reproductions of the front pages of "The New York Times," that feature some of the most significant stories of World War II, from Germany's invasion of Poland to the surrender of Japan.

Between 1939 and 1945, Allied and Axis newspapers provided the first draft of history in a conflict that engulfed the world. This large format volume charts all the significant events of World War II through facsimile reproductions of newspaper front pages from Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and France. From Germany's invasion of Poland and Britain's declaration of war in 1939, through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the D-Day landings of 1944, to victory in Europe and the dropping of American atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, Front Page World War II shows how history was captured in the headlines. With expert analysis of each newspaper's front page and additional photographs of the events described, Front Page World War II is a unique reference resource that brings World War II to life with an immediacy that can only be experienced through the dramatic reporting of the time.

Includes activities based on: Number the stars by Lois Lowry, and Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Coerr.

On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941 the world changed for the North State—and the nation. A national call to arms by President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor spurred local residents to action, and the normal rhythm of life immediately and dramatically changed. By Christmas of that year, everyone understood their roles. Those who could enlist served in Army and Navy operations in the Pacific and Europe. The rest gave their all to support the war from the home front. Residents volunteered their time and skills, served as Red Cross workers, airplane spotters and scrap metal collectors. Local factories and canneries ramped up production. And building the Shasta Dam to provide power became a crucial part of the war effort. Author Al M. Rocca recounts the determination and tribulations of North State citizens during World War II.