World War II: The Illustrated Story of the Second World War (Classics Illustrated Special Issue)

I was eight years old when I bought this off the variety store rack in 1962. This republication is on glossy, brighter paper than the original and the original cover is reproduced on the inside back cover. There are contemporary, explanatory notes about the war and a list of movies and books. So it's published for the generation of today's youth. These 2002 notes do not explain why they replaced the cover or any further reproduction notes. That aside, this is a wonderful reproduction. It has a 2014 copyright held by a Berkshire, UK company.The art is a bit cruder than I recalled but far more comprehensive in covering all the battlegrounds. I'm going to wrap it and give it to a youngster in the my family. I see the original selling for $57+ here but this ten dollars was well spent to reconnect memory to fact.

Nothing to dislike . This issue brings vs back great memories from 60 years ago.

Love classics illustrated. Took on a huge topic.

Informative.

My favorite way to review history. Would be good for current students to gain an overview of the major world event before reading a history text.

Great!

My 10 year old son is a history buff and can't let this go and re-read it often.

Product as expected.