Front Page: World War II, History in the Headlines 1939 - 1945

by John Davison

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Between 1939 and 1945, Allied and Axis newspapers provided the first draft of history in a conflict that engulfed the world. This large format volume charts all the significant events of World War II through facsimile reproductions ofnewspaper front pages from Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy and France. From Germany's invasion of Poland and Britain's declaration of war in 1939, through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the D-Daylandings of 1944, to victory in Europe and the dropping of American atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, Front Page World War II shows how history was captured in the headlines. With expert analysis of each newspaper's front page and additional photographs of the events described, Front Page World War II is a unique reference resource thatbrings World War II to life with an immediacy that can only be experienced through the dramatic reporting of the time.
  • ISBN10 1848844344
  • ISBN13 9781848844346
  • Publish Date 18 November 2010
  • Publish Status Cancelled
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Pen & Sword Military
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English