{"product_id":"9781466869837","title":"The New York Times Living History: World War II: The Allied Counteroffensive, 1942-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld War II comes alive through the public records and private accounts of the day...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have long relied on historians to sift through the debris of the past and piece together narratives to shape our understanding of events. But it is in the letters, diaries, speeches, song lyrics, newspaper articles, and government papers that history truly comes alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Living History: World War II, 1942-1945: The Allied Counteroffensive\u003c\/i\u003e, eminent historian Douglas Brinkley has carefully chosen the critical documents that bring to life the days of the war from the first Allied counteroffensive to the US military formation of the European Theater of Operations (ETO) to V-J Day. His selections span the momentous, such as Eisenhower's address to the troops in preparation for D-Day and Hirohito's surrender on Japanese radio, to the intimate and the obscure. Readers will find one of Tokyo Rose's broadcasts, letters from soldiers on the eve of battle, Ernie Pyle's dispatches from Sicily, and Truman's diary entries in which he wrestles with the decision to drop the A-bomb. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach primary document is accompanied by a relevant piece of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporting from the period and original text explaining the historical significance of the event in the war's progress. News photos and other images add a strong visual component to this vivid re-creation of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157613494512,"sku":"9781466869837","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466869837_p0.jpg?v=1769891901","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466869837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}