TIME-LIFE World War II in 500 Photographs

This was from me to my old man this holiday gift sharing occasion. I have never personally given my Dad a gift that he seemed even remotely interested in. Nor has my mother. And not my many brothers. He is a nice, sweet man. It is just seemingly impossible to give him something that gets him. Until now.....He and I, Pops and Me, have a few things in common. Most are not applicable in this review, but we are both loco for history. Especially American History. This book looked very intriguing as it is beautiful in its 500 photographs. Im not a phd in history but i know facts much better than i have accurate visuals for them. This book provided that. So my Dad opened the paper and glanced at the book. In a noncommittal way he said he would look forward to looking at it later. As he moved to set it down, and my hopes were dashed again, he last minute brought it back to him and opened it up! And he dropped out of conversation for 20 minutes, engrossed in this book he didn't even seem interested in at first. When i tried to bring into the chat he was distracted and flipping all about this masterpiece.So that is all the review i think anyone would need, eh? enjoy it as a history fan or surprise someone with something like this. when you know you know, ya' know?haribol and HK

This is a really nice book. I bought it for my husband as a gift. He’s been a little obsessed with WW II from a young age (heck, he got a whole set of Encyclopedias at the age of ten and has held onto them 47 years later over many other material items).My interest and knowledge does not run as deep as his, so take my five stars for what it’s worth. I wanted to review mainly to share pictures since I see none from other buyers. I was pleasantly surprised at the size - lengthy, yes, but also a good coffee table sized book. For the price, and due to the high reviews from other aficionados, I bought without looking at dimensions. Being so reasonably priced, I figured it would be on the smaller size. I’m actually looking forward to perusing it after he reads it.*It did come with a slight bend/warp, but I didn’t think it significant enough to exchange.

I bought this as a graduation gift for my great nephew. He's into this time period and loves it. I got him a figurine at the same time and he loved them both but immediately started looking at the book. It seems well informed and very well done. The pictures were good quality and in good taste.

I got this for my father who is suffering from dementia. He loved it! When I go to visit I use it to keep our conversation rolling as he’ll say “Oh, I remember when that happened ....” and he’ll then start telling me a story about his time in the Navy. It was one of the best gifts I got him this year. He’s now alone in an assisted living facility and this helps pass the time on days, due to COVID, that they can’t leave their suites! ❤️

Great book to look through. It had most of the world war 2 history inside and would be great for a birds eye view on the history.

I got this for my WWII buff boyfriend for Christmas.It was a perfect gift. He immediately took it into the bathroom and didn't come out for two hours. I'm assuming it was because he enjoyed the book so much, and not because of the food my sister made. Either way, it was a great gift. My only suggestion would be that it was sent in more than just an envelope. Or at least something that says "do not bend". My mailman stuffed it into my mailbox and bent it up on the edges.

They say a picture paints a thousand words, and if that's the case this book paints a good 500,000 words. Combing over everything from the pre-war years into the 50s, this book does a good job covering stuff.In a lot of ways the pictures have a way of drawing you there, right to Operation Barbosa on the eastern front or the tank battles in North Africa or the war in the Pacific. I've read a lot of war books, but the ones with a lot of pictures are always the most powerful.Some of the pictures can be graphic, so if intended for younger readers be aware.

I'm an English teacher and we do a research project on japan and the US during WWII. this was a great source for students. I even have students in study hall want to read through it. They enjoy the photos and writing combined.

If you have a parent that is interested in World War II this is the book to get, especially if they have trouble reading.This book is my fathers absolute favourite! He was over the moon when he received it. He unfortunately soiled his previous copies & that was all he would ask for when you saw him! He needed his book of 500 pictures, so when I saw there were only 4 copies left, I ordered all of them & they came in perfect condition. Even though they weren't all brand new, they were pristine & my father is a happy man, again & so am I. Thank you

Vale a pena comprar esse livro, fotos de boa qualidade e a historia contada de uma maneira mais interessante. Vale a pena, para quem gosta da historia da 2ª guerra.

Life cubrio la WWII como pocos medios y las fotografias que tomaron durante el conflicto fueron increibles. Así que uno esperaria que si un libro resume en 500 fotos el conflicto, estas sean las mas representativas y las mejores.Pues no... El libro es una porqueria, la impresion es barata, las fotos son las mismas que ves en todos lados, las fotos estan cortadas (media foto en una pagina y el resto de la foto en la siguiente pagina) y ademas viene "embelezado" con textos que hacen todavia mas chicas las fotos.En fin, que si no te interesa la fotografia de la WWII, puedes regalar este libro barato a alguien que no sabe nada del tema. Si te interesa y conoces de la WWII, te vas a sentir decepcionado de este fraude en forma de libro barato, mal impreso y aburrido. Nefasto, me puso de mal humor haber gastado mi dinero a lo tarado.NO LO COMPREN, es basura.

写真で戦争を紹介するならもっと大量に使わないと無理でしょう。

A fine document.