LIFE: World War II History's Greatest Conflict in Pictures

by Stolley, Richard B.

• ISBN13: 9780821257135
• ISBN10: 0821257137
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-20
• Publisher: Bulfinch

Summary

This classic, gripping, and comprehensive pictorial history of the greatest conflict of the 20th century is now in paperback-just in time for the 60th anniversary of V-E Day (May 8, 2005). In a totally thorough, yet fresh look at the most important global event of the 20th century, bestselling journalist Richard B. Stolley takes you on a journey from the escalating tensions of pre-World War II Europe to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Author Biography

Richard B. Stolley is the editor of the NY Times bestseller LIFE: Our Century in Pictures. He is Senior Editorial Advisor of Time Inc. Stolley joined the staff of LIFE in 1953 and for nineteen years covered events and personalities throughout the world. In 1974 he was the founding editor of People magazine.

Table of Contents

Editor's Note: "It Was America's Finest Hour Too"	p. 6
1919-1939: All Roads Led to War	p. 9
Four Blunders That Doomed the World	p. 10
1940: France Falls and Britain Teeters	p. 49
Hitler's Generals Are Astounded	p. 50
Then/Now: The Soviet Union: Rise and Fall	p. 70
Biography: Winston Churchill: British Bulldog	p. 80
1941: Finally, America Is Forced Into War	p. 87
The Killing Moves Around the Planet	p. 88
Biography: General Erwin Rommel: Martial Artist	p. 98
Then/Now: Crimes Against Humanity: Defining Justice	p. 102
Biography: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Wartime Mr. President	p. 136
1942: Two Victories Reverse the Momentum	p. 141
The Beginning Comes to an End	p. 142
Biography: The Sullivan Brothers: Brave Men	p. 164
Then/Now: The United Nations: Keeping the Peace	p. 174
Biography: Joseph Stalin: Russian Man of Steel	p. 184
1943: From Atoll to Air, the War Grinds On	p. 197
A Deadly Game of Leapfrog	p. 198
Then/Now: The Rise of Airpower: Flight and Fight	p. 208
Biography: Benito Mussolini: Italy's Fascist Father	p. 234
Biography: Richard Ira Bong: American Flying Ace	p. 240
1944: Tyranny on the Brink of Defeat	p. 247
A Desperate Last-Ditch Resistance	p. 248
Biography: Charles de Gaulle: A Nation's Savior	p. 276
Then/Now: Women in the Workplace: Rosie Remembered	p. 280
Biography: Richard Sorge: Seductive Soviet Spy	p. 296
1945: Splitting Atoms End the War	p. 303
The Invasion That Never Was	p. 304
Then/Now: The Founding of Israel: Promised Land	p. 326
1946-2001: The War's Aftermath	p. 341
Red Scares, Baby Harvest, Fatter Paychecks and Learning to Pull Together	p. 341
Index to Pictures	p. 348
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