World War II Best of Ah CL

by Stephen W. Sears

Book Overview

When the first issue of American Heritage appeared, World War II had been over for nine years. Now the highly regarded military historian Stephen Sears has selected from the scores of stories on war those that are the most powerful an illuminating.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395619041
• ISBN13: 9780395619049
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

More Light Reading at Its Best

This is a collection of 16 stories drawn from American Heritage magazine. The writing is crisp and descriptive. The authors are all top-rate and include the likes of Stephen Ambrose, Martin Blumenson, John Lukacs, and Stephen Sears himself, to mention a few. The stories describe some of the key moments in the war, spanning all theaters and all mediums. Informative and penetrating, each story is easily read in one sitting, even if you're a slow reader like me, which makes it an excellent book for casual reading.