The Story of World War II: Revised, expanded, and updated from the original text by Henry Steele Commanger by Henry Steele Commager

by Donald L. Miller

Paperback

About the author

Dr. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History at Lafayette College and an expert on World War II, among other topics in American history. Three of his eight books are on WWII: D-Days in the Pacific (2005), the story of the American re-conquest of the Pacific from Imperial Japan; Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany (2006); and The Story of World War II (2001), all published by Simon & Schuster.

Reviews

[Nancy K · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

As someone who reads, listens to, and watches anything about World War II, I enjoyed this book because it was different. It tells the story through the experiences of the soldiers. Rather than focusing on the politics, or the strategies of the military brass (although, of course, those aspects are included for context) it shares the many heroic and horrific words of the soldiers who were there. Riveting and terrifying.