Title: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REVISITS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS DURING WORLD WAR II
Publisher: Stonesong/Delacorte/Random House, New York
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 038533463X
ISBN 13: 9780385334631
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Fine in dust jacket
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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America is ready to remember and honor the men and women who courageously served the nation during World War II. To celebrate those brave souls and their families, and the spirit that carried them through our nation's darkest days, the Library of Congress has created a magnificent gift book. Themed around memories of Christmas during the war, I'll Be Home for Christmas is a unique and handsomely packaged collection of poignant stories, correspondence, more than 100 photographs and illustrations, and diary excerpts from those who went off to war and those who kept the home fires burning.

One of the key events that shaped the twentieth century, World War II left an indelible mark on mankind. All too often overlooked in the shadow of official accounts and the sheer volume of documentation of the war are the millions of individual stories and experiences of those who served in the war and of the loved ones who waited for them to come home. Never were the personal sacrifices made both here and abroad more heartfelt than at that special time for family that is Christmas.

Now the Library of Congress has opened its treasure trove of more than 110 million items (maps, photographs, drawings, recordings, rare books, published and unpublished writings, music, and motion pictures) to craft the perfect gift for anyone interested in World War II. With more than 100 beautiful photographs, cartoons, and illustrations, I'll Be Home for Christmas captures in brilliant relief how the worst of times can bring out the best in humankind.

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The Library of Congress is an institution whose collections are international in scope and is considered the nation's library.

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