Ward, Geoffrey C.          <br/><br/>
The war :  an intimate history, 1941-1945 / 
by Geoffrey C. Ward ; with an introduction by Ken Burns ; picture research by David McMahon. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  A.A. Knopf,  2007. 
 - xxv, 451 p. :  ill. (some col.), , fascims., col. maps, ports. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> Based on the Ken Burns film. 
<br/><br/>A necessary war, December 1941-December 1942 -- When things get tough, January - November 1943 -- A deadly calling, November 1943-June 1944 -- Pride of our nation, June-August 1944 -- Fubar, August-December 1944 -- The ghost front, December 1944-March 1945 -- A world without war, March-August 1945. 
<br/><br/> As companion to the PBS series airing in September 2007, "The War" focuses on the citizens of four towns--Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama, following more than forty people from 1941 to 1945. Maps and hundreds of photographs enrich this compelling, unflinching narrative. 
<br/><br/> 90589 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307262837 (alk. paper) 0307262839 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007003640 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World War--United States--1939-1945<br/>World War--Social aspects--United States--1939-1945
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.5373 War   15