Classic Stories of World War II - Softcover
Classic Stories of World War II is a collection of fiction and non-fiction excerpts from the works of world-class authors who lived through the conflict. Authentic and impassioned stories reveal the heroism, survival, defeat and triumph of one of the most shocking wars this world has ever seen. Contents include: IRWIN SHAW A Perfect Morning (from The Young Lions) J. G. BALLARD Lunghua Camp (from Empire of the Sun) JAMES JONES The Big Day (from From Here to Eternity) JAMES A. MICHENER The Landing at Kuralei (from Tales of the South Pacific) RICHARD HILLARY Shall Live for a Ghost? (from The Last Enemy) KURT VONNEGUT Billy Pilgrim (from Slaughterhouse Five) EVELYN WAUGH Battalion in Defence (from Officers and Gentlemen) NORMAN MAILER Anopopei (from The Naked and the Dead) GUYGIBSON, VC Some were Unlucky(from Enemy Coast Ahead) JOSEPH HELLER Major Major Major Major(from Catch 22) RAYMOND PAULL The Invasion of Papua (from Retreat from Kokoda) RONALD SETH Stalingrad- the Story of the Battle (from Stalingrad-Point of Return) NANCY WAKE The White Mouse and the Maquis d'Auvergne (from The White Mouse) JOHN STEINBECK The Invaders (from The Moon is Down) NICHOLAS MONSARRAT The Compass Rose (from The Cruel Sea) JOHN HERSEY Hiroshima - The Fire (from Hiroshima)
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- PublisherPyramid
- ISBN 10 0753732807
- ISBN 13 9780753732809
- BindingFlexibound
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Classic Stories of World War II
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Cassell Illustrated/Octopus Publishing Group, Ltd.
(2018)
ISBN 10: 0753732807
ISBN 13: 9780753732809
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. This Edition first published by Cassell Illustrated, 2018. (First published in 1989 in Great Britain by Octopus Publishing Group). As New Condition. No Jacket. Flexibound in lime-green cover with orange title; various authors names on front in dark green. Very handsome. Sewn binding. Endpapers in front and back with Dated Events Invasion Map of Fortress Europe. in color. Authentic and impassioned stories of heroism and brutality, starvation and survival, defeats and triumphs from World War II's most poignant hours. Highlights from the greatest war novels include James Jone's "From Here To Eternity". Evelyn Waugh's "Officers and Gentlemen", Joseph Heller's "Catch-22." True-life accounts include the Battle of Britain from Guy Gibson, VC, the exploits of the French Resistance from Australian Nancy Wake, and a report of Hiroshima by John Hersey. 254 pp. 8 x 5.5i inches. 2018, Cassell Illustrated/Octopus Publishing Group, Ltd. ISBN10: 0753732807, ISBN13: 9780753732809. Seller Inventory # 029082
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