A Visual History of World War II

Author: Beijing Wuyue Cultural Consulting Company
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Publishing Date: 2005-07-01
Features: A concise description of 656 precious images in 170,000 words. World War II is the largest war in human history. It involved up to 61 countries, with a population exceeding 2 billion. The mobilized forces of the warring sides reached 110 million, and the war spread across Europe, Asia, and Africa, affecting Oceania and the Americas, making it an undeniable global war. The casualties caused by the war are difficult to ascertain, with estimated figures of nearly 100 million military and civilian deaths, as well as military equipment consumption and economic losses exceeding $5 trillion. Sixty years have passed since the end of World War II, and many who lived through that war are still alive. However, for those who have not experienced it, the atrocities and bloodshed may seem distant and unfamiliar. Humanity should understand the most brutal chapter of its journey. This book uses images to document history, aiming to allow readers to observe the war more intuitively and hope that they can find a profound sense of history within it. Fortunately, photography had already developed by that time, which helps to many of the shortcomings when we look back at history today.