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4-6Witness to History series.
In the books in this series, double-page spreads give brief, generalized accounts of the wars' progress, followed by eyewitness accounts in a handwritten font; captioned archival photos add depth. The cafeteria-style overviews are vague and feature patronizingly bold-faced vocabulary words and bracketed definitions, but the primary documents would enrich a curriculum. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Witness to History titles: World War I and World War II.]