{"product_id":"home-front-to-battlefront-9780821422557","title":"Home Front to Battlefront","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome Front to Battlefront\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you like American history, or military history, or just a good narrative yarn, do check out \u003ci\u003eHome Front to Battlefront\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e“These singular letters and the keen curation of them are well worth anyone’s reading.” * Ohio Today *\u003cbr\u003e“A must-read for everyone exploring the wartime experiences of soldiers on the western front.” * H-War, H-Net Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e“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 *\u003cbr\u003e“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.”","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406000988503,"sku":"9780821422557","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780821422557.jpg?v=1730494196","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/home-front-to-battlefront-9780821422557","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}