The most destructive war in human history, World War II continues to
generate an astonishingly rich trove of historical material, writings,
and first-person recollections, which are essential to any appreciation
of this most pivotal of historical events.
A People's History of World War II brings the full range of human
experience during World War II to life through some of the most vivid
accounts and images available anywhere. This concise and accessible
volume includes first-person interviews by Studs Terkel; rare archival
photographs from the Office of War Information collection; propaganda
comics from Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss); narratives of wartime
experiences from writers including historian Howard Zinn, civil rights
activist Robert L. Carter, and celebrated French author Marguerite
Duras; and selections from the writings of some of the world's leading
historians of the war, including John Dower, Philippe Burrin, David
Wyman, and Eric Hobsbawm.