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The World at War Hardcover – 4 Oct. 2007

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"The World at War" is the definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants - from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals. First broadcast in 1973, the result was a unique and irreplaceable record since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long to live. The programme's producers committed hundreds of interview-hours to tape in its creation, but only a fraction of that recorded material made it to the final cut. For more than 30 years the interviews have never been allowed to be published - until now.The well-known names interviewed for the series include Albert Speer, Karl Wolff (Himmler's adjutant), Traudl Junge (Hitler's secretary), James Stewart (USAAF bomber pilot and Hollywood star), Anthony Eden, John Colville (Parliamentary Private Secretary to Winston Churchill), Averell Harriman (US Ambassador to Russia) and Arthur 'Bomber' Harris (Head of RAF Bomber Command). Highly respected historian and bestselling author Richard Holmes has skilfully woven this valuable original material into a compelling narrative, creating a truly phenomenal oral history of the Second World War.

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672 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Ebury Press
Publication date

4 Oct. 2007
Dimensions

15.24 x 3.81 x 23.5 cm
ISBN-10

0091917514
ISBN-13

978-0091917517
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"The World at War was one of the greatest television series of all time...it is tremendously exciting that the complete interviews are now published here for the first time" -- Laurence Rees

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"When I was first invited to edit the archive of interview transcripts compiled when the series was made, there was a real sense of excitement and discovery as the door to the filing cabinet grunted open. It was immediately clear, as I flicked through the files, that there was far, far more material than was ever aired...I suspect that only about 10% of the interview material was ever broadcast...My abiding memory of a project which has claimed the best part of a year of my working life is of the sheer scale of The World at War and its triumphant and enduring success. I doubt if we shall even see something of this epic dimension carried off with such panache again...In a small way this series has changed the way that I personally looked at history, and in a broader sense it changed television's relationship with the past. These transcripts, lying in the dusty darkness for half my lifetime, have something fresh to say about this war which shaped the world I grew up in, and whose long shadow, even now, is only beginning to recede."

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ebury Press; 1st Edition (4 Oct. 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 672 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0091917514
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0091917517
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 3.81 x 23.5 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 542,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 1,069 in Historic Origins of World War II
- 2,188 in History of Ireland
- 16,905 in Great Britain History (Books)

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Richard Holmes was one of Britain's most distinguished and eminent military historians and broadcasters. For many years Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Royal Military College of Science, he also taught military history at Sandhurst. He was the author of many best-selling and widely acclaimed books including Redcoat, Tommy, Marlborough and Wellington, and famous for his BBC series such as War Walks, In the Footsteps of Churchill and Wellington. He served in the Territorial Army, retiring as a brigadier and Britain's most senior reservist, and was Colonel of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment from 1999 to 2007. Richard Holmes died suddenly in April 2011 from pneumonia. He had been suffering from non-Hodgkins' Lymphoma.

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Cameron Cullen

Useful expansion of the landmark TV series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2020

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The interviews made for the TV series were cut down. An hour of material might be condensed into excerpts. Here the full text allows us to appreciate nuances missing in the cutdown versions. It's an underrated book and deserves much more appraisal and interest. Essential for both historians and straightforward for the casual reader.

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Keith

I think it was worth reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2018

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Just finished the first read. When I first saw how it was put together I wasn't expecting even to finish it, but I was wrong: It does give a good explanation. I doubt anyone would dispute it was the worst war ever and has affected everything and everyone, so it must be worth knowing what those who were there thought about it.

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Big Yorkshire Man

A compelling read....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2019

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Having rewatched the box set of the tv series so many times I know Lawrence Oliviers script off by heart the book seemed a logical next step. If you have any interest in the Second World War it makes for a fascinating read.

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SteveP

Great addition to the series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2022

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The World at War TV series rightly has legendary status with any WW2 buff. This book expands on the interviews and is well worth a read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2014

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If you read, and enjoyed the original TV series, you'll love this! Taken from transcripts and videos of interviews, many that didn't make it into the TV series, then woven together by the late great Richard Holmes. You must by buy it!

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Zita Bennett

The late Professor Richard Holmes was a excellent author and anyone wanting to learn and understand about ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 August 2014

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The late Professor Richard Holmes was a excellent author and anyone wanting to learn and understand about the military should read his books. Especially the books on the First World War, Tommie, On the Western Front and War Walks. He writes clearly and his books are easy to read and enjoy. Sadly missed.

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Jennifer

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2015

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A fascinating and frightening documentation of the War. Read it!

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David R Jackson

good price & as described

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2015

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Prompt delivery, good price & as described...

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