The book has to have been published in the early 1990s, perhaps a bit earlier than that.
It was a very comprehensive book that discussed the whole war. My grandfather passed away in 1998, and I have no idea what happened to the book. I was wondering if anyone could point me in some direction. I know my description is kind of vague, but I kind of remember it resembling American Heritage History of World War II.
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