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Book SynopsisHome Front to Battlefront contributes the rich details of one soldier’s experience to the broader literature on World War II, offering insight into the wartime career of a Jewish Ohioan in the military from enlistment to training through overseas deployment via personal letters, recollections, official military history, and more.
Trade Review“If you like American history, or military history, or just a good narrative yarn, do check out
Home Front to Battlefront.”
“These singular letters and the keen curation of them are well worth anyone’s reading.” * Ohio Today *
“A must-read for everyone exploring the wartime experiences of soldiers on the western front.” * H-War, H-Net Reviews *
“We sometimes forget that the US Army was, and is, essentially a force of teenagers … who are required to grapple with the exigencies of combat even as they are attempting to grapple with adulthood.” * From the foreword by Henry Kissinger *
“Carl Lavin’s combined letters and memoir are an invaluable contribution to the literature on the American G.I.’s experiences in World War II.”
