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Title: Very Good Articles Make a Very Good Book
Review: As one of the contributors to this book, I was wary of this complilation that combined some very select WORLD WAR II magazine articles into a single bound chronological volume. The result, however, is a detailed acount of some of the important events of the Second World War. As is often the case, individual magazine articles are very focused on specific subjects. Stand-alone essays are independent of the need to insert unnecessary verbiage and superfluous transition paragraphs to introduce other chapters. The WORLD WAR II READER is no exception. In book form this work is like a fine cable television special without commercial interruption. This volume contains 24 well researched and well written articles about World War Two in the European and Pacific theaters of war. As a beginner or long time military history enthusiast, this book is certainly something that should find its way into your personal library.
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