Unforgettable Stories and Photographs From History's Greatest Conflict

I got this book for my husband for Christmas. It has wonderful, eye-catching photos that draw you in to the various stories. I actually have enjoyed looking at it as well. I look forward to keeping it on hand for when our children are old enough to be learning about WWII, as I think the photos will help them understand what they are learning.

Great book with many awesome photos and stock piled with a lot of information. Another great book we need to make sure is around for generations to come, so this war and all our soldiers sacrificed is never forgotten.

This brings nothing new to anyone who has read widely about WWII however it is still worth a couple of days of reading and looking at the photos. The chapter summaries provide brief overviews of subjects that are normally treated in a book or a dozen books. Sometimes an overview is a benefit to the reader who is used to digging deeply into a subject. I think it was a good purchase.

I thought it was a condensed version of who, what and why, World War 11 happened. I think this book makes you want to go further on in History for the different elements of the War. Very good for the non- informed to learn a little about why they are free to make choices now, no matter how stupid some of them are, or seem to be at this time of their lives.

I have never been a history buff. However, I ordered this book along with another for my Dad, a WWII veteran who served as a medic tied to Navy and Marines. My Dad was diagnosed with PTSD, so I was reluctant to give these to him, because they are very well illustrated. I told him about them and he was very excited and told me yes, he wanted them. I saw my Dad, whom I have never seen read, sit and look through and read these books for hours. Every time he would sit down he picked one up. He was on Iwo Jima, so of course that part was most interesting to him, but he truly was amazed by both books. I too was amazed and became VERY interested in the history that I knew my Dad had been part of. Highly reccommend!

National Geographic has created another photo-filled documentary. The text and photos are primarily about the human participants: the soldiers in combat or wounded, the injured civilians, and the devastated cities.

The story (including what some would classify as minor episodes) is told without a political agenda. The facts, the underlying motivations and objectives, and the personal eyewitness accounts are sprinkled throughout the book. Traumatic American events like Pearl Harbor and D-Day are accorded longer segments.

The book is targeted at those who lack knowledge of the WWII timeline from the early 1930s to 1945. Students today are given such a brief overview that they do not realize the trauma of the time nor the significance of the outcome. Many are swayed by the political propaganda. Here is an opportunity to witness the horror of war in both victory and defeat.

This is one of the best summary accounts I've seen. I read a lot of books dealing with specific campaigns and personalities that go far beyond this book. I do have a constructive criticism about this volume. It does not cover the period from Kursk (summer 1943) to the fall of Berlin (spring 1945) on the Eastern Front. The greatest loss of life and property in human history occurred in this period. "Eyewitness" is incomplete without the stories of these people and how their fates were determined.