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Title: This is the Army's Official _Pictorial_ Record
Review: Notwithstanding what Amazon says (or does not say) in its description - this is not a history of the war but rather a collection of _photographs_ of the war. The only text is in the captions for the endless black and whites. Don't buy this book if you need names, dates or places in your history! BTW, the photos selected appear to have been chosen mainly for their 'well scrubbed, cheerful soldier' quota - no action shots or front-line grit here, so I don't really see the point of releasing it all - its just an insult to the memory of those who were at the sharp end. I can't imagine anyone looking at this unrepresentive collection of photos being able to appreciate what it was really like to be there. Students of the war should give this one a mighty wide berth
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