1941: Our Lives in a Year on the EdgeCaptures the turbulence of a historic year that saw Germany poised on the brink of victory, Roosevelt negotiating with the Japanese, the publication of "For Whom the Bell Tolls," and DiMaggio's fifty-six-game hitting streak |
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1941: our lives in a world on the edge
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictBounding from last year's masterful depiction in 1919: The Year Our World Began ( LJ 8/87), Klingaman now portrays in his absorbing style the vital year of 1941. By alternating information on everyday ... Read full review
Contents
The Blitz | 3 |
You Gave Us Our Fuehrer | 17 |
Hi The Country Is in Danger | 29 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | 1941: Our Lives in a Year on the Edge |
| Author | William K. Klingaman |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 10, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0060159480, 9780060159481 |
| Length | 516 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Military / World War II History / United States / General History / World |
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