Siege

by Abraham Rothberg

From the Battle of Britain to Japan's Domination of the Far East.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, World War II

215 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1962

Reviews

[William Halsted · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent summary of the war, with some riveting first-hand accounts and great photographs. A lucky find at Goodwill. Just missing the first book, sadly.

[Pedram · Rating 4 out of 5]

An engaging toilet book
For two hundred pages or fewer (counting the pictures) you're not going to get the whole picture of the War but focused fragments and personal experiences scattered here and there. From Greece to Stalingrad, Pearl Harbor to the heart of Imperial Japan.
My favorite piece was from a German pilot who, as he was returning from a mission in the battle of Britain, catches the glimpse of London. He writes: "I'm quite sure I'm one of the last men to have seen London. For a moment I thought it's really too bad that I've never been to London and never be able to go there. Because today as I flew over the biggest city in the world, I knew with absolute certainty, as I could foretell the future: This all will be destroyed. It will stand for but a few days more. Until the moment the Führer pronounces its death sentence. Then there will be nothing left but a heap of ruins."

[Ben Vogel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Four thin paperback volumes that amount to a very good summary of the conflict with eyewitness accounts throughout.

[Johan "Helvetet" Hellkvist · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very informative book. Nothing special about it but an interesting read.

[Marie Mogensen]

I don't know how to rate this book

[Tom]

I can't really rate or review this work as I have read only "Siege", Volume 2 of the four volumes that comprise Rothberg's Eyewitness History of World War II. Although a rather slender volume (I understand they all are), Siege is quite good with lots of information very concisely presented. I suspect the series is now long out of print, but I would be very interested in tracking down the other three volumes.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incredible aesthetic. Flooded black pages with inset photo of a corpse face down in the tide during Pearl Harbor, German soldiers bandaged up and screaming with blood pouring down their face, etc... real eye candy...

[Alan (the Lone Librarian) Teder]

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[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read all four volumes. It was a great review of the war and also had great eyewitness accounts from both sides.

[robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great brief and succinct summary of key events from the Battle of Britain to Japan's early assaults in the Pacific with lots of amazing historical photos. A real pleasure to reread.

[William Halsted · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent summary of the war, with some riveting first-hand accounts and great photographs. A lucky find at Goodwill. Just missing the first book, sadly.