The greatest war
Subtitle: Americans in combat, 1941-1945
By: Gerald Astor.
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Novato, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1033
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American; United States -- Armed Forces -- Biography
Genres: Personal narratives, American.; Biography.
Description: "World War II was by far the greatest war in the long bloody history of humankind. By virtually any standard of measure it dwarfs all wars that preceded it. The Greatest War is an American combat history of this war told largely in the words of the American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines, men of what Tom Brokaw has dubbed the "greatest generation," who stood up to and ultimately emerged victorious from the crucible of four years of battle."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 1007-1013) and index.