Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThese letters build up a picture of war, piece by piece, until the total effect is almost unbearable. . . Every American should read them at least once a year.
* Indiana Magazine of History *
One cannot read these pages and miss the stark realities of war—how it 'looked and sounded, how it smelled and felt'—to these particular Americans.
* The Mississippi Valley Historical Review *
Through eyes that remained essentially civilian, they present objective pictures of the good and bad in military life, of the battles and campaigns they helped to win, and of places they visited. Their reactions to contemporary events and problems, to discussions of postwar planning, for instance, are as interesting as they are varied.
* Maryland Historical Magazine *
Table of ContentsForeword
1. Pearl Harbor and Bataan
2. Training Camps
3. North Africa
4. Italy
5. England
6. France
7. Germany
8. V-E Day and After
9. Alaska and the Aleutians
10. Southwest Pacific
11. Central Pacific and the Philippines
12. China-Burma-India
13. The Ryukyu Islands and Japan
14. After V-J Day
Index
