C. L. Sulzberger (1912–1993)

Decided to revisit the reprint of this book from my teen years. Quick overview of WWII, most glaring were some of the simple mistakes in the photo captions. Its a good coffee table book, fairly well skewed to the Allied view of things.

Sulzberger, writes as a journalist who participated in WWII. Concentrates a remarkable presentation of the facts of the hostilities, as it burst across the globe.
WWII lasted six years, from the invasion of Poland by Germany and Soviet Union, to proceedings attended on the battleship Missouri, in Tokyo Bay, on September 2, 1945. This War put 70 million people in uniforms, most of whom had no idea how the War started, who was to blame, or what the consequences would be. Sulzberger does claim show more that "There was never much doubt about what we were fighting for or whether victory was worth the price". From the Allied point of view, the perception was that "civilization" was at stake. show less

In general, American Heritage picture histories haven't aged very well, and this is no exception. The wide-ranging selection of photographs necessarily includes mostly examples of then state-of-the-art documentary photographs which sometimes still resonate, sometimes not. The text is very facile, typical greatest-generation hero/villain stuff, with a minimum of analysis, especially reliable analysis..

Thoroughly confused mishmash, irritating that he didn't actually commit suicide, though it only says this on the back cover. Very weird writing style, a lot of it is pointless meanderings in Europe. However, the last 15 pages very touching, even if fiction.