{"product_id":"words-of-war-9781472288110","title":"Words of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Second World War, across the frontline as well as on the Home Front, millions of people recorded their thoughts of their experiences - whether in letters, their personal diaries or those prosecuting the war giving speeches. Much as \u003ci\u003eLetters of Note\u003c\/i\u003e celebrated the great letters written through history, so \u003ci\u003eWords of War\u003c\/i\u003e allows the Imperial War Museum to showcase its incredible array of first-hand material to shine a light on how people journeyed through the 1939-45 conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen chapters take the reader chronologically through the key moments of the war: from the retreat to Dunkirk to the battle of the Atlantic; the savage fighting in the jungles of the far East to the RAF Bomber Command's campaign in Europe; the discovery of the Nazi's concentration camp system to the war's ultimate conclusion at the Nuremburg trials. One hundred documents are researched and selected by the Imperial War Museum's expert archivists, with commentary from th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a remarkable treasure trove, beautifully assembled, and a snapshot testimony to the incredible breadth and extent over which the war was fought and experienced first-hand. -- James Holland\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinarily powerful and mesmerising - there is a haunting intimacy and immediacy about these recovered letters, documents and images that opens a window directly into the past, vividly summoning the darkest days but also the greatest courage and endurance and the fascinating quirks and passions of human nature in war. -- Sinclair McKay","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47851762778455,"sku":"9781472288110","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472288110.jpg?v=1710644189","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/words-of-war-9781472288110","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}