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- Verified Buyer
As a child I collected 29 of the 39 volumes of Time Life's great World War II series. I anxiously awaited the arrival of this book as I resume completing the series, which began in 1977. The book is almost as good as new. The only thing missing was the box that Time-Life sent them in years ago. As with the other volumes of the series, the book presents its subject very well. It contains great information that does not bog the reader down in boring details or minutiae. The pictures are great additions that reinforce the story being told or emphasize those terrible moments of time.The book tells the story of Germany's civilian struggles with the war and does so without being over-technical or complicated and in a such a way that it held my attention through each chapter. I look forward to reading the subsequent volumes. After 34 years the series still entertains, fascinates, and reminds just how terrible that war was for mankind.A good read which I highly recommend for students of World War II history.