| Description |
361 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
The things our fathers saw ; volume 5
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The Great Crusade -- The gyro man -- The master mechanic -- The driver -- Airborne -- The paratrooper -- The glider pilot -- The 'great wall of Hitler' -- The cryptographer -- The demolition man -- The tanker -- The coast guardsman -- The infantryman -- The military policeman -- The Navy signalman -- Fighting inland -- Hedgerow country -- Cobra/Mortain -- Assault on Brest -- The armored sergeant -- The Hürtgen Forest -- The forward observer -- The Battle of the Bulge -- The military policeman -- The armored sergeant -- The high price tag. |
| Summary |
From the bloody beach at Omaha through the hedgerow country of Normandy and beyond, American veterans of World War II--Army engineers and infantrymen, Coast Guardsmen and Navy sailors, tank gunners and glider pilots--sit down with you across the kitchen table and talk about what they saw and experienced, tales they may have never told anyone before. World War II brought out the worst in humanity, but it also brought out the best. In these narratives you will draw your own lessons. |
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At the height of World War II, LOOK Magazine profiled a small upstate New York community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front. Seventy years later, a history teacher tracks down the veterans with a connection to "Hometown, USA" who fought the war in the air over Europe, men who were tempered in the tough times of the Great Depression and forged in battle. He rescues and resurrects firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Personal narratives.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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Veterans -- United States -- Biography.
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Military history, Modern -- 20th century.
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Military history, Modern. (OCoLC)fst01021239
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Veterans. (OCoLC)fst01165710
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France -- Normandy.
(OCoLC)fst01210709
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Personal narratives -- American.
(OCoLC)fst01424071
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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| Note |
At head of title: Things our fathers saw |
| Added Title |
Untold stories of the World War II generation from Hometown, USA |
| ISBN |
9780996480086 (paperback) |
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0996480080 (paperback) |
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