Author: Schneider, Carl J.; Schneider, Dorothy
Publisher: Facts on File
Year: 2003
ISBN: 0816044856
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Description:
New book, large format book, 472 pages. This book provides hundreds of first hand accounts of the period - from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles that illustrate how important historical events appeared to those who lived through them. Also includes excerpts from important documents such as The Neutrality Act of 1937, The Atlantic Charter, President Roosevelt's December 8 1941 address to Congress, the Nuremburg Trials Final Report, and the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, as well as capsuled biographies of more than 55 key figures, 18 maps, 110+ photos, bibliography and index.