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Forgotten Voices of the Second World War: A New History of the Second World War and the Men and Women Who Were There

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The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. As in the highly-acclaimed Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Max Arthur and his team of researchers spent hundreds of hours digging deep into this unique archive, uncovering tapes, many of which have not been listened to since they were created in the early 1970s. The result will be the first complete oral history of the war. We hear at first from British, German and Commonwealth soldiers and civilians. Accounts of the impact of U. S. involvement after Pearl Harbour and the major effects it had on the war in Europe and the Far East is chronicled in startling detail, including compelling interviews from U. S. and British troops who fought against the Japanese. Continuing through from D-Day, to the Rhine Crossing and the dropping of the Atom Bomb in August 1945, this book is a unique testimony to one of the world's most dreadful conflicts. One of the hallmarks of Max Arthur's work is the way he involves those left behind on the home front as well as those working in factories or essential services. Their voices will not be neglected.

Author Biography

Acclaimed author Max Arthur specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. Previous titles include The Manchester United Air Crash; Above All Courage; Northern Ireland: Soldiers Talking; Men of the Red Beret; There Shall Be Wings: The RAF 1918 to the Present; The True Glory: The Royal Navy 1914 to Present.

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" The sound of real human voices: bewildered, sad, often angry, sometimes bitter, bit for the most part remarkable...a shattered relay-race of narrative gives the book a ghostly, choric poetry - Saturday Telegraph

...breathe a sense of immediacy, of being there on the spot; and the spot is, only too often, a place of horror...thoroughly readable by anyone who wants to know what it felt like to be engaged in a world war....That war is horrible, no sensible reader can doubt; that this war was worth fighting, to get rid of barbaric regimes, comes across well - Spectator

A unique collection of personal testimonies...a timely reminder of the sacrifices and horrors of war - Sunday Express

With the rawness and immediacy that only this kind of oral history can provide - Sunday Times"

Author Biography:

Acclaimed author Max Arthur specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. Previous titles include The Manchester United Air Crash; Above All Courage; Northern Ireland- Soldiers Talking; Men of the Red Beret; There Shall Be Wings- The RAF 1918 to the Present; The True Glory- The Royal Navy 1914 to Present.
Release date Australia
May 5th, 2005
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
75
Pages
496
Dimensions
126x198x31
ISBN-13
9780091897352
Product ID
1654785

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