The Greatest War: American's in Combat: 1941-1945

by Gerald Astor

Book Overview

The Greatest War is an American-combat history of what Studs Turkel dubbed the good war, World War II, told largely in the words of the American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who were there. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891416951
• ISBN13: 9780891416951
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Length: 1088 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Compelling reading, Excellent historical detail.

I teach high school USA History and have been a life long "student" of World War II. Both of my grandfathers fought in the war. Additionally, I read conflict non-fiction as a hobby. In the past 10 years, I estimate that I have read 200-300 conflict books. The Greatest War by Astor is my second favorite conflict book. The book begins each chapter by providing background information about the goals and strategy of a given campaign. Then the book provides first hand accounts of what happened in the battles. My 12-year-old son loves the book as well. I have bought three copies of the Greatest War this year. I have given two as gifts. P.S. My favorite conflict book is "Blood on the Risers" by John Leppleman. I have read that Vietnam conflict book 7 times.

EXCELLENT OVERVIEW

OUTSIDE OF THE VERY NEGATIVE REVIEWS, AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION, I FOUND THIS BOOK AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW OF COMBAT IN WW II, ESPECIALLY SMALL UNITS. LOOK, NOBODY GETS EVERYTHING RIGHT IN A BOOK THAT TRIES TO COVER SO MUCH, BUT THE AUTHOR BY AND LARGE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. I AM 61 YEARS OLD, A LIFETIME SCHOLAR OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS TO SOMEONE STARTING OUT, OR SOMEONE THAT WANTS A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE. SEMPER FI

An Infantry Man's View

As an Infantry man in WW II,( 25th Divison, 35 Inf. Regt)I have been there done that, seen that. This book tells the reader what it was like, How it stunk, The hurt, frustration, and most of all the "ugly" side of all wars.