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Love Stories of World War II | 
 enlarge | Creator: Larry King
Publisher: Crown
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 249450
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 0609607235
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.53092273
EAN: 9780739423004
ASIN: 0609607235
Publication Date: November 6, 2001
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Product Description
Both poignant and inspiring, these are the moving stories of men and women who met amid the chaos of the most devastating war in history and became the loves of one another’s lives. Many are now enjoying their seventies and eighties together after more than fifty happy years of marriage.
They met in many remarkable ways, some in the briefest of chance encounters, and their love endured heart-rending ordeals of long separation and the constant threat that a husband or lover might not return. As these couples reflect on the profound experience of the war, the stories they most like to tell are of the deep bonds they forged during that tumultuous time, bonds so strong that they lasted a lifetime. As one man put it, “We’ve all got war stories. Some of us like to tell them and some don’t. But the story of how we fell in love with our wives, well, that’s still with us every day, and I know a lot of us can still get a little choked up over it. The war was a long time ago, one part of our lives. But we’re still living the love stories.”
Bestselling author and master interviewer Larry King tells the stories of these love affairs just as the couples recalled them, capturing the special feeling of those times in their own words. The stories are complemented with a wealth of personal photographs and reproductions of touching memorabilia, including V-mail letters, cartoons, cards, newspaper accounts, and even the ticket stub from the movie seen on a first date. The stories reflect a wonderful range of experiences, from couples who met and got married within a few weeks to those who waited years after a brief first meeting to see each other again. There are stories of falling in love at first sight, stories of tragedy transformed by love, and stories of the remarkable resourcefulness that can be exercised by two people determined to be together.
A treasure trove of unique reminiscences, Love Stories of World War II offers an unprecedented view into this personal side of the World War II experience and celebrates the incredible legacy of remarkable relationships forged in the midst of tragedy.
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 Love Stories of World War II October 16, 2008
Love Stories of WW II
Loved it, and want to thank the contributors for sharing
their intimate thoughts, letters, and love stories with
us.
Enduring Love September 7, 2008
My husband and I were staying at a fancy canyon inn in Arizona. I spied this book on the shelf. My husband had to pry me out of the building because all I wanted to do was read this book. It is truly amazing. All
of the chance meetings, the length people went to be together even for a brief time. Never knowing if they would ever see each other again. Their lives together of ordinary Americans. Not all were happily ever after.
I like to give this book as a 50th Anniversary present because fifty stories are represented. I gave a large print one to our local library.
I gave one to a young lady who is trying so hard to make her marriage work. I thought she would glean some of the secrets of many of these couples. It is the kind of book that every couple (any age) should read once a year.
And who would ever thought that Larry King would compile such a book..........
Sweet & Romantic September 5, 2005
This is a great book for all ages. I'm 22 and I obviously wasn't alive during WWII, but I still find the stories so very touching and romantic. You feel as though you know the individuals personally when you read their stories and you get this warm spot in your chest when everything comes together and works out for them during that time of war.
 Disappointing lack of content August 20, 2002
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read this book because my mother and father, a career soldier, were married shortly before World War II, after knowing each other only 3 months. I hoped this book would offer me some interesting insights. But trust me, this book has no insights to offer. The vignettes are too short and most seem incomplete; further, they are repetitious and shallow, and the whole book is poorly written. Do not waste your time. Instead, spend it finding one of the really good books on WWII; there are plenty out there. Larry King must be spreading himself too thin these days!
Great Gift March 3, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my mother. My father is a world war II vet. She tells me it brought back many memories - some happy, some sad. Overall, she really enjoyed it. I would recommend it as a great gift for parents and grandparents who lived through it.
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