Title: The World War II Memorial: A Grateful Nation Remembers.
Author(s): Douglas Brinkley (Editor).
Publisher: Easton Press / New Voyage Communications, Inc.
Publication date: 2004.
Edition: Collector's Edition.
Origin: Norwalk, CT, USA.
Description: 287 p. 4to. Illustrations celebrate the WWII Memorial and the Americans who won the war, book is bound in fine genuine black leather with 22 karat gold decorations. All page edges gilded with 22 karat gold, raised spine hubs, sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks, archival quality paper, silk moire fabric endpapers and sewn pages for strength and durability.
Measures: 11.25 H x 9.5 D x 1.25 W inches.
Approximate Weight: 4 pounds, 1 ounce.
Includes: 1 books. Folded in front endpapers - (1) 11 x 8.5 inch matte black/white photo "Soldiers Helping Others Ashore During D-Day Invasion", (1) publisher's promotional ephemera about the work.
About the work: The book is a succinct and profoundly moving account of WWII, a dramatic history highlighted by riveting interviews and hundreds of photographs. A companion volume to the PBS documentary, The WWII Memorial: A Testament to Freedom.