{"title":"Bob Duncan","description":"\u003cp\u003eROBERT ANDREW \"BOB\" DUNCAN served as the first director of the Maury County Archives and as Maury County Historian, holding that role until his retirement in 2018. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eBorn Old in Sin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDimple of the Universe\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRiver of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuncan also served as Maury County Commissioner for twelve years, from 1992 to 2004, and authored two World War II photo books, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of World War II: Pearl Harbor to Japan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of World War II: North Africa to Germany\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Duncan was a frequent speaker on American history. That engagement with local and national history informed his series of books compiled from his Hindsight columns in the \u003cem\u003eColumbia Daily Herald\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Duncan’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-world-war-ii-north-africa-to-germany","title":"Historic Photos of World War II: North Africa to Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld War II was a conflict that split a majority of the world's nations into two opposing sides, the Allies and the Axis. Spanning much of the globe, World War II resulted in the deaths of more than 60 million people, making it the deadliest conflict in history. From the rise of Hitler to the collapse of Nazi Germany, this is a story of the liberation of Western Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith approximately 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of World War II: North Africa to Germany\u003c\/em\u003e shows dramatic shots of these historical events in stunning black and white photography and is a must-have for any American history buff!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1596523980\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781596523982\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Bob Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43347413303512,"sku":"9781596523982","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781596523982_FChigh_mockup_v2_1664460558_f258e6bf-b967-48e7-bc25-ba3bea429c6e.jpg?v=1791054660"},{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-world-war-ii-pearl-harbor-to-japan","title":"Historic Photos of World War II: Pearl Harbor to Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn December 7, 1941, America's hopes of remaining neutral in World War II disappeared in the oily smoke that roiled from her battleships burning at Pearl Harbor. The nation faced Herculean tasks to strike back against the Imperial Japanese military that had attacked her. Victory demanded crossing thousands of miles of ocean, creating new weapons, and arming hundreds of thousands of young men to fight their way across a series of desolate islands that a fanatical enemy had fortified to exact the highest possible price from the American troops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistoric Photos of World War II: Pearl Harbor to Japan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eportrays this epic story, using black-and-white photographs selected from the finest archives and private collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the sinking of the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArizona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the raising of the Stars and Stripes over Japan,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistoric Photo of World War II: Pearl Harbor to Japan\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003edepicts in a way mere words cannot the determination, struggle, and sacrifices of America's fighting men as they rose to the challenge of liberating free peoples of the Pacific from a conquering invader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1596524227\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781596524224\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Bob Duncan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43347413336280,"sku":"9781596524224","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781683369981_mockup_v2_1664461045_fda14a33-ee59-4881-94c8-eaf0566ed882.jpg?v=1791054700"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-bob-duncan.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}