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162 pp.
| Sterling |
August, 2006 |
TradeISBN 1-4027-3183-3$12.95
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PaperISBN 1-4027-3616-9$6.95 New ed. (1962, Random)
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4-6Sterling Point Books series.
Shirer used both British and German primary sources as references for this account of the historic World War II event. This revised edition includes new material and a new subtitle but maintains the original volume's then-acceptable undocumented attribution of emotions. It makes the story accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
August, 1962