There is little I can add to the fine reviews already posted on this site. Library of America has done a fine job collecting these works, and adding useful sections on maps, notes, author mini bios and an excellent yet brief Chronology of the main events of WWII.
Some of these articles verge on literature. Consider the following opening sentences of an article written by Mary Heaton Vorse on munition girl workers ("The girls of Elkton, Maryland", p. 471):
"It was pay day at the munitions plant. There seemed to be a run on the bank at Elkton."
Or, how about Ernye Plye reporting the London bombing of December 29, 1940 (p. 147):
"Half an hour after the firing started I gathered a couple of friends and went to a high, darkened balcony that gave us a view of one-third of the entire circle of London. As we stepped out onto the balcony, a vast inner excitement came over all of us --an excitement that had neither fear nor horror in it, because it was too full of awe. You have all seen big fires, but I doubt if you have ever seen the whole horizon of a city lined with great fires..."
You can skip articles back and forth if you wish, or read cover to cover, depending on your personal taste. And as another reviewer pointed out, these articles make great reading material for commuting, waiting at the doctor's office, etc. If you have any interest in World War II you will love this book.
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