In an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II
share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences
will never be forgotten.
The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to
eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn. More
than seventy years after peace was declared, children interviewed family
and community members to learn about the war from people who were there,
to record their memories before they were lost forever. Now, in a unique
collection, RAF pilots, evacuees, resistance fighters, Land Girls, U.S.
Navy sailors, and survivors of the Holocaust and the Hiroshima bombing
all tell their stories, passing on the lessons learned to a new
generation. Featuring many vintage photographs, this moving volume also
offers an index of contributors and a glossary.