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- World War II Remembered
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University Press of New England
summary
What stands out so clearly in these "remembrances of things past" is the unmistakable ring of authenticity in every account, a rare quality in the literature of war. Even after 70 years, every recollection remains vivid. Time has done little to dim those parlous times and recollections; they add depth and breadth to tales of wartime and to the significance of experiences lives in service...World War II Remembered is an exceptional human document--a legacy of greatness to be treasured for a very long time.
There are 56 recollections of war in this remarkable book. Each account is a highly personal remembrance of life and death in a war fought 70 years ago in all corners of the globe. Each hero here captures the terror, the drama, the blood, and the boredom of war as they knew it. Each memory is a straightforward account of never-to-be-forgotten experiences. Each is a candid assessment of what it meant to serve.
There are 56 recollections of war in this remarkable book. Each account is a highly personal remembrance of life and death in a war fought 70 years ago in all corners of the globe. Each hero here captures the terror, the drama, the blood, and the boredom of war as they knew it. Each memory is a straightforward account of never-to-be-forgotten experiences. Each is a candid assessment of what it meant to serve.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xii
- World War II Timeline
- pp. xiii-xiv
- The European Theater
- European Theater Maps
- pp. 3-4
- The Wrong Town
- pp. 11-13
- On Death, Hunting, and Killing
- pp. 14-21
- Coming in Low under the Clouds
- pp. 22-28
- Meeting the Enemy
- pp. 29-32
- Limited Service
- pp. 33-37
- Three Unlikely Wounds
- pp. 38-51
- Captured in The Bulge
- pp. 52-56
- Coffee and Doughnuts, Anyone?
- pp. 57-63
- Shot Down over The Bulge
- pp. 64-72
- A Quartermaster on D-Day
- pp. 73-77
- The Bitter End
- pp. 78-84
- The Pacific Theater and Far East
- Pacific Theater and Far East Map
- pp. 87-88
- Over the Hump
- pp. 89-93
- My Accident-Prone Navy
- pp. 94-99
- Rescued by Ingrid Bergman
- pp. 100-102
- Tiger, Tiger
- pp. 103-105
- Ten Days in August
- pp. 106-111
- Journey to Tokyo Bay
- pp. 112-120
- Problem of the Bamboo Poles
- pp. 126-129
- From Nashville to Nagasaki
- pp. 130-135
- An Avenger Pilot
- pp. 136-142
- Guinea Pigs in New Guinea
- pp. 143-146
- Stateside Service
- The Flight of the WASP
- pp. 149-159
- Earning my Crampons
- pp. 160-164
- Whose War Is This?
- pp. 165-173
- The Birth of the United Nations
- pp. 174-180
- Secret Weapon?
- pp. 181-185
- Encrypted Messages
- pp. 186-190
- A Quaker’s War
- pp. 191-194
- Matters of Destiny
- pp. 195-198
- Our Floating Runway
- pp. 199-203
- Conscientious Objector’s Tale
- pp. 204-210
- Security: Navy Style
- pp. 211-214
- Wartime in Europe and South America
- The Early War
- pp. 217-223
- Death of the Graf Spee
- pp. 224-227
- England Under Siege
- pp. 228-231
- A Child in Norway Under the Nazis
- pp. 232-236
- Invasion and Escape
- pp. 237-251
- Flight from Bulgaria
- pp. 252-256
- Home Front
- Domestic Details
- pp. 259-265
- A Fortuitous Encounter
- pp. 266-268
- They Also Serve
- pp. 269-272
- The Defense of America
- pp. 273-277
- Transitions
- pp. 278-282
- “Loose Lips”
- pp. 283-286
- Parallel Realities
- pp. 287-291
- Marriage in Wartime
- pp. 292-296
- Looking Through Barbed Wire
- pp. 297-301
- Sad Lesson Learned
- pp. 302-305
- Interning the Japanese
- pp. 306-309
- The War Comes to Vermont
- pp. 310-314
- Food Was My Weapon
- pp. 315-317
- The Hand of Destiny
- pp. 318-324
- Post-War Service
- From KP to Blair House
- pp. 327-332
- Bouncing Along with Zhukov
- pp. 333-338
- Epilogue
- List of Contributors
- pp. 345-346
Additional Information
ISBN
9780979997013
Related ISBN(s)
9780979997006
MARC Record
OCLC
823040678
Pages
360
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No