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The things our fathers saw : the untold stories of the World War II generation from Hometown, USA. Volume I, Voices of the Pacific Theater Cover Image Book Book

The things our fathers saw : the untold stories of the World War II generation from Hometown, USA. Volume I, Voices of the Pacific Theater / Matthew A. Rozell.

Rozell, Matthew A., 1961- (author.).

Summary:

World War II in the Pacific Theater, oral histories collected from over 30 U.S. veterans, told in their own words.
"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 high school history teacher and his students track down over two dozen veterans residing around "Hometown, USA" ..."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781948155045
  • ISBN: 1948155044
  • ISBN: 9780996480000
  • ISBN: 0996480005
  • Physical Description: 299 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Hartford : Woodchuck Hollow Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
"Rev. 7.3.20." -- Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-299).
Formatted Contents Note:
Preface -- A Sunday morning -- Defenders -- Captivity -- Into the fray -- A turning point-Guadalcanal -- Sea action -- Captivity-year 2 -- Islands of the damned -- Captivity-years 3 -- Hellships -- Sands of Iwo Jima -- Captivity-year 4: the copper mine -- A rain of ruin -- Kamikazes -- Typhoon of steel-Okinawa -- Redemption -- Resurrection.

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Subject: United States. Marine Corps > Biography.
Military history, Modern > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Veterans > New York (State)
New York (State) > History, Military > 20th century > Anecdotes.
United States > History, Military > 20th century > Anecdotes.
Glens Falls (N.Y.) > Social life and customs.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Anecdotes.
Autobiographies.

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  • 5 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camden County Library.

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Camden County Library District - Camdenton 940.5481 Rozell (Text)
Digital Bookplate: Donated in memory of Denzil Blair
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