Faces Of World War Ii By Max Hastings
Jun 14th, 2009 by Best Deals
Faces Of World War Ii By Max Hastings
Paying tribute to all who fought and died, this chronologically structured collection of photographs covers all the major events of the Second World War-from the blitzkrieg to the Battle of Britain, from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbor. Many of the images capture harrowing combat scenes of conflict, brutality, suffering, and slaughter, but these pictures also include poignant and uplifting scenes of civilians, nurses, and doctors fighting their own battles. Whether for those old enough to remember the events themselves, or those fortunate enough not to, this is a lasting and important document that depicts every aspect of this very modern war in images that will inform, shock, move, and engage.
Customer Reviews & Opinions
Faces of WWII
I am a Max Hastings groupie I guess as I have most all of his books. While he does not write as much in this one it is a wonderful pictorial record of WWII on the order of “Life Goes To War”.
Superb Photo Collection
This book is an outstanding collection of interesting photographs of World War II from virtually all fronts. What makes this collection different from, and thus better than, the average assemblage of World War II photos is that this one goes beyond the usual events and people to portrary things that are unusual and not to often seen, such as a baby in England enveloped in a gas mask apparatus shortly after the Nazis began bombing London or a Soviet soldier in Stalingrad laying on top of a bathtub full of frozen water with a Russian sub-machine gun at the ready. The book, while it may not stand alone as a brief history of World War II, is quite educational and interesting.