Description
Book SynopsisWhen tragedy touched the adult life Irene Kacandes had constructed for herself, she realized she had to confront her family's wartime past.
Daddy's War brings new understanding to how trauma, like the revenge of Greek gods, can visit each generation and offers a model for breaking the cycle.
Trade Review"I've read many stories of war-everything from medieval to Vietnam, and found this story to be unique-unique in the way that it was compiled, data analyzed, and written."-Leland K. Meitzler, www.genealogyblog.com -- Leland K. Meitzler www.genealogyblog.com "Daddy's War brings new understanding to how trauma, like the revenge of Greek gods, can visit each generation and offers a model for breaking the cycle."-Bob Edmonds, McCormick Messenger -- Bob Edmonds McCormick Messenger
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
1. Stalked by Daddy's War: Earliest Memories and How I Came to Face Them
2. Recounting Daddy's War: Family Stories
3. Analyzing Daddy's War: Insights from Established Theories
4. Grappling with Daddy's War: Speculations for Extending Theories
5. Cowitnessing to Daddy's War: An (Im)Possible Recital of What Might Have Happened
Epilogue: Surviving Daddy's War
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: A Note on Greek Names and Naming
Appendix B: Family Trees
Appendix C: Maps
Appendix D: "Never Leave the United States"
Appendix E: My Grandfather's Wartime File on His Family
Appendix F: Chronology
Glossary
Reference List
