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Highlights
- From the author of Forrest Gump and A Storm in Flanders comes a riveting chronicle of America's most critical hour.
- Author(s): Winston Groom
- 480 Pages
- History, Military
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About the Book
Novelist and popular historian Groom vividly re-creates the story of America's first year in World War II. He portrays 1942 as the defining act in the great drama of the war. This is a riveting account of perseverance, innovation, tactics, tragedy, and triumph.Book Synopsis
From the author of Forrest Gump and A Storm in Flanders comes a riveting chronicle of America's most critical hour. On December 6, 1941, an unexpected attack on American territory pulled an unprepared country into a terrifying new brand of warfare. Novelist and popular historian Winston Groom vividly re-creates the story of America's first year in World War II. To the generation of Americans who lived through it, the Second World War was the defining event of the twentieth century, and the defining events of that war were played out in the year 1942. This account covers the Allies' relentless defeats as the Axis overran most of Europe, North Africa, and the Far East. But midyear the tide began to turn. America finally went on the offensive in the Pacific, and in the west the British defeated Rommel's panzer divisions at El Alamein while the U.S. Army began to push the Germans out of North Africa. By the year's end, the smell of victory was in the air. 1942, told with Groom's accomplished storyteller's eye, allows us into the admirals' strategy rooms, onto the battle fronts, and into the heart of a nation at war.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 480
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Military
Publisher: Grove Press
Theme: World War II
Format: Paperback
Author: Winston Groom
Language: English
Street Date: April 3, 2006
TCIN: 82940312
UPC: 9780802142504
Item Number (DPCI): 247-08-3734
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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