Synopses & Reviews
An all-encompassing book with more than a thousand quotations, this work breathes life into an era unprecedented in world history. Covering all aspects of the war, the volume includes more than 300 individuals from the Allies, the Axis, and the neutrals. It quotes the major political leaders, including Churchill, Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin, and military officers—not just Eisenhower, Marshall, and King, but also Montgomery, Rommel, Zhukov, and Yamamoto. It covers historians Shirer, Sherwood, and A.J.P. Taylor, journalists Pyle, Murrow, and Hersey, and diplomats Ciano and Ribbentrop. It also includes little known people—a Comfort Woman and an African American G.I. who watched German POWs eat in a restaurant that barred him. Also featured are a lexicon of slang terms, nicknames, and code words and sections on the movies and songs of the era.
Quotations come from traditional sources, enemy documents seized after the war, and hitherto secret archives. They come from speeches, news accounts, memoirs, and interviews, from captured documents and from Ultra and Magic—which broke the German and Japanese secrect codes. This volume is unlike any other book ever compiled on the war. It is for history buffs, World War II buffs, and all libraries.
Review
The book should be an important addition to any public or academic library, as well as specialized collections.Library Journal
Review
Lots of good quotes running the gamut from the likes of Churchill and Roosevelt to the ubiquitous "Anonymous"....[A] handy reference.New York Military Affairs Symposium Newsletter
Synopsis
An all-encompassing book with more than a thousand quotations, this work breathes life into an era unprecedented in world history. Covering all aspects of the war, the volume includes more than 300 individuals from the Allies, the Axis, and the neutrals. It quotes the major political leaders, including Churchill, Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin, and military officers--not just Eisenhower, Marshall, and King, but also Montgomery, Rommel, Zhukov, and Yamamoto. It covers historians Shirer, Sherwood, and A.J.P. Taylor, journalists Pyle, Murrow, and Hersey, and diplomats Ciano and Ribbentrop. It also includes little known people--a Comfort Woman and an African American G.I. who watched German POWs eat in a restaurant that barred him. Also featured are a lexicon of slang terms, nicknames, and code words and sections on the movies and songs of the era. Quotations come from traditional sources, enemy documents seized after the war, and hitherto secret archives. They come from speeches, news accounts, memoirs, and interviews, from captured documents and from Ultra and Magic--which broke the German and Japanese secrect codes. This volume is unlike any other book ever compiled on the war. It is for history buffs, World War II buffs, and all libraries.
Synopsis
A unique compendium of World War II quotations from the Allies, the Axis, and the neutrals, from the military, the diplomats, the government, and the civilians.
About the Author
HOWARD J. LANGER is an author and freelance writer.
Table of Contents
Dedication
Scope of this Book
Introduction
The War Leaders
Military Officers
Government Officials
Diplomats
Warriors
Chaplains
Intelligence Officials and Spies
Scientists and Engineers
Journalists and Cartoonists
Historians and Biographers
Influential Personalities
Civilians
Institutional Quotations
Anonymous Quotations
War Movies
War Songs
War Lexicon
Miscellaneous
Bibliography
Indexes