Words of War - The story of Second World War revealed in eye witness letters,

The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of the Second World War.

About the author

Anthony Richards is the head of Documents and Sound at IWM. Since 1995, he has worked on the diaries, letters and memoirs in the museum's care and is responsible for its extensive collection of personal testimony in both written and audio form. He has contributed to many publishing projects and is author of The Somme: A Visual History.

Summary

The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of the Second World War.

Additional text

Extraordinarily powerful and mesmerising - there is a haunting intimacy and immediacy about these recovered letters, documents and images that opens a window directly into the past, vividly summoning the darkest days but also the greatest courage and endurance and the fascinating quirks and passions of human nature in war.

Product details

• Authors: Imperial W Imperial War Museum, Imperial War Imperial War Museum, The Imperial War Museum, Imperial War Museums, Imperial War Museums, Anthony Richards, Anthony Museums Richards
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781472288110
• ISBN: 978-1-4722-8811-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 248 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Diaries, letters & journals, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Diaries, letters and journals, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), True war and combat stories