World War Two

Routledge Readers in History

by Judith Martin

This comprehensive reader provides an overview of recent research on the Second World War and includes chapters by some of the best known and innovative scholars working today. It gives attention to the fighting of the war throughout the world, and to its political and strategic backdrop. The representation and memory of war feature prominently in the book, with case studies of the film Saving Private Ryan and the controversial public display of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.The World War Two Reader includes a comprehensive introduction, chronology, guides to the key terms and the key figures, and contextual introductions to each chapter providing context and historiography.

15 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Judith Martin (née Perlman), better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority.

Since 1978 she has written an advice column, which is distributed three times a week by United Features Syndicate and carried in more than 200 newspapers worldwide. In the column, she answers etiquette questions contributed by her readers and writes short essays on problems of manners, or clarifies the essential qualities of politeness.

Reviews

[Destiny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I rated this with 3 stars but there are some excellent(!!) first hand accounts included!

(Age: 18+)