Customer Reviews

War Stories 1939-1945 : Recollections of Those Who Cried

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"War Stories 1939-1945" is a very insightful account of the menories of people personally affected by the horrors of war. Written with meaning and purpose, this collection of short stories imposed a powerful impact on me. Percise, direct, and successful at tugging at my heartstrings,"War Stories 1939-1945" brought to home a part of history that I once felt unattached to. After reading this well written book, I now have a more sympathetic understanding of the sorrows,terrors, and tragedies that WWII afflicted on so many innocents. My only regret is that is was not longer.

Great writing, and the package is certainly not poor! War Stories by Bea Schmitt and Dennis Randolph Moore, is a compact book consisting of recollections by those who cried - due to the tragedies inflicted upon humanity during the Second World War. As the previous reviewer mentioned, the writing and research, beginning with the foreword, continuing with the 'memories' and concluding with the epilogue, is thoughtful, clear, precise and packs a powerful punch. The packaging consists of a full color laminated cover, the trim is Quality Trade Paperback, the paper upon which this book is printed on, is 60 lbs acid-free cream paper stock. This paper is standard for all books printed through Lightning Source, Inc., which uses excellent grade, expensive stock with long shelf life. The photographs are naturally OLD, black and white photographs, which were send to the publisher via e-mail, and were extensively worked upon by the publisher, in the program called Photoshop, to heighten the resolution as much as possible. NO SCANNER WAS USED for these photographs. While one can argue about that the cream color of the stock itself,is not quite complementary of black and white photographs, nevertheless, the opinion of the publishers' quality control was that the print and the photographs emit an aura of authenticity, a sense of heirloom letters and photographs passed on through generations. And indeed, this is the intention of the authors and the publisher, to pass on the memories of those who cried, on to the newer generations, while keeping the tone of their cries on the wind, authentic, and intact. Warm regards, The Publishers

To the writers I give five stars for excellent research and writing but feel compelled to remove stars for the product itself.

The few pages that I did read I found interesting, moving and impressive, but...

Minus 1 star = poor printing and fonts, seems the scanner used was not properly set showing lines across the pictures & fonts indicating lack of ink or other scanner problems throughout the book. Minus 1 star = weak graphics, although I found the photos interesting, the grahpic quality is just as poor throughout the book. It is not the age of the photos, it clearly shows the scanner lines, robbing the photos of their quality.

Minus 1 star = poor or lower grade in paper quality.

I also disliked trying to read the book and gave it up when I had to figure out the half printed fonts some that were meant to be "H" but looked like "I" as it is with the entire book. I felt it was a very poor printing effort for the price! And it damaged the excellent writing skills and the history therein. The errors in printing caused me to loose interest in the book and its value in the story! Had the printing been to my satisfaction, I would have given it higher rating. Just do not like poor quality reading material. Especially when I tend to add a book to my extensive library collection.