The War : an Intimate History, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; Directed and Produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
by Ward, Geoffrey C. Burns, Ken (1953-). Novick, Lynn
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New York : A. A. Knopf , 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xxv, 451 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; World War, (1939-1945) United States. World War, (1939-1945) Social aspects United States. World War, (1939-1945) United States. World War, (1939-1945) Social aspects United States. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
Synopsis
Geoffrey C. Ward wrote the script for the film series The War and is the winner of five Emmys and two Writers Guild of America awards for his work for public television. He is also a historian and biographer and the author of fourteen books, including most recently Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson . He won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1989 and the Francis Parkman Prize in 1990. He lives in New York City. Ken Burns, producer and director of the film series The War, founded his own documentary company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His films include Jazz, Baseball, and The Civil War, which was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television. His work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, and two Academy Award nominations. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire.
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- Title
- The War : an Intimate History, 1941-1945 / by Geoffrey C. Ward ; Directed and Produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
- Author
- Ward, Geoffrey C. Burns, Ken (1953-). Novick, Lynn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New York : A. A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 2007
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