{"product_id":"texas-south-plains-war-stories-9781476683072","title":"Texas South Plains War Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Every veteran has a story to tell--often ones they have not told their own families. But as one vet in this collection of original interviews succinctly said of his combat experiences: Some things are better left unsaid. Documenting recollections from survivors of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and other conflicts--all residents of the Texas Panhandle--this book presents narratives from men and women whose young lives, for good or ill, were defined by their participation in warfare in service to their country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Searing, inspiring, and immensely readable…this is oral history at its finest. Texas South Plains War Stories goes far in answering the first obligation we all owe our combat veterans—which is, simply, to remember.” —Hampton Sides, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Desperate Ground\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superbly researched and splendidly written, \u003cem\u003eTexas South Plains War Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a stirring tribute to the men and women who have risen to the challenge of serving in America’s armed forces in times of war. Larry Williams and Katherine McLamore have done us a great service by vividly capturing the memories, service and sacrifice of ordinary citizens who have answered the call of duty. This outstanding book is also a poignant reminder that our freedom comes at a high price that heroic Americans have paid in blood since our founding.” —Carlo D’Este, author of \u003cem\u003ePatton: A Genius for War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Larry Williams and Katherine McLamore have assembled more than the notes and reminiscences of a scattering of men who fought for their country. This book is the heart of our collective conscience, the stories we must know, and those we must pass on to the future. The accounts in this marvelous book come from so many who are no longer here, who can no longer tell their stories. For the men included here from a more recent age, their stories ring no less true, and are no less important. Their day will come as well, and again, we must remember. This is a marvelous book.” —Jeff Shaara, author of \u003cem\u003eGods and Generals\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTo Wake the Giant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tv\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t\t1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Cost of Freedom\t5\u003cbr\u003ePart I—World War II\u003cbr\u003e 1. Alvira Agee: \"I Can Do That\"\t8\u003cbr\u003e 2. M.T. Allen: Quonset Hut Expert\t10\u003cbr\u003e 3. Robert Anderson: Battling on Two Fronts\t12\u003cbr\u003e 4. Clyde Bearden: \"At the Convenience of the Government\"\t15\u003cbr\u003e 5. Stanley J. Bobrowski, Jr.: Son of a Russian Officer\t17\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bill Boyles: \"Straight into Combat\"\t20\u003cbr\u003e 7. James Braxton: A Lifetime of Music\t22\u003cbr\u003e 8. Roger Britt: \"Go, Get 'em!\"\t24\u003cbr\u003e 9. Claude Brown: Life and Death in the Hands of the Parachute Packer\t26\u003cbr\u003e10. Lon Colvin: The Liberator Becomes the Prisoner\t29\u003cbr\u003e11. Wilma Coon: A Patriotic Calling\t32\u003cbr\u003e12. Phil Crenshaw: Finding His Calling\t34\u003cbr\u003e13. Robert F. Cummings: Small-Town Navy Veteran\t37\u003cbr\u003e14. Jack DuLaney: F4U Fighter Pilot\t39\u003cbr\u003e15. Lena Skaggs Duncan: Dedicated to Family and Country\t42\u003cbr\u003e16. Garland Ellis: With the 4th Armored Division\t45\u003cbr\u003e17. Thomas Esparza: Tank Commander at Age 19\t50\u003cbr\u003e18. Orville Fleming: The Million-Dollar Wound\t53\u003cbr\u003e19. Robbie Gill: Lucky #13 and the \"Miracle Survivor\"\t55\u003cbr\u003e20. Carl Gilly: Cobb's War\t58\u003cbr\u003e21. Jim Guyton: Dunbar Alum Serves Twice\t62\u003cbr\u003e22. Roger Haberer: Normandy, Days after the Invasion\t64\u003cbr\u003e23. Bob Hail: Navy Boat Driver Dropped off Marines\t66\u003cbr\u003e24. J.W. Hamby: Businessman at an Early Age\t68\u003cbr\u003e25. Wallace Haney: A Member of the \"Caterpillar Club\"\t70\u003cbr\u003e26. Ted Hartman: Sherman Tank Driver and Orthopedic Surgeon\t73\u003cbr\u003e27. Billy Hendrix: Circling the Globe after World War II\t75\u003cbr\u003e28. Ted Hill: P-47 Thunderbolt Pilot\t78\u003cbr\u003e29. Charles J. Hoye: Old Newsie Serving with a Pen\t81\u003cbr\u003e30. Don Jones: A Life of Service to Country and Community\t83\u003cbr\u003e31. Homer Jones: The Long Road Home\t86\u003cbr\u003e32. Justin T. Jones: Glider Recovery\t89\u003cbr\u003e33. Lamar Jones: Always a Merchant\t92\u003cbr\u003e34. R.D. Jones: Sailing the Pacific\t94\u003cbr\u003e35. Bob Kiser: Pipeline, Purdue, Petroleum and People Like Us\t96\u003cbr\u003e36. Cleatus Lebow: \"He Saved My Life Twice\"\t98\u003cbr\u003e37. George Lewis: Occupied Germany\t103\u003cbr\u003e38. Nathan Luger: The Aleutian Islands\t105\u003cbr\u003e39. C.B. Martin: Life as a Seabee\t107\u003cbr\u003e40. Herschel Martin: One Man, Three Branches of Service\t109\u003cbr\u003e41. John McDonough: The Tall Texan\t111\u003cbr\u003e42. Gene McLendon: A Good Citizen\t113\u003cbr\u003e43. Teddy McMillan: A Hero and a Good Man\t115\u003cbr\u003e44. Frank Miller: From a Quartermaster to a Headmaster\t117\u003cbr\u003e45. Horace Morgan: From the Alcan to the Battle of the Bulge\t120\u003cbr\u003e46. Frank Odom: On the Front Lines in Europe\t122\u003cbr\u003e47. Vernon Odom: Helping Those Who Can't Help Themselves\t125\u003cbr\u003e48. Wayne Owen: Smart and Lucky\t128\u003cbr\u003e49. R.L. Owens: \"Red Arrow Division—First In, Last Out\"\t130\u003cbr\u003e50. Bill Pasewark: Spreading Freedom's Message\t133\u003cbr\u003e51. Marvin Platten: An Artful Journey\t136\u003cbr\u003e52. Leon Pope: From POWs to Paradise\t141\u003cbr\u003e53. James Rich: A \"Rich Life\"—Flirting with Death\t144\u003cbr\u003e54. Eugene Roberts: \"Hard to Turn Off the Switch\"\t146\u003cbr\u003e55. Max Robertson: Navy Battles Mother Nature\t149\u003cbr\u003e56. Earl Robinson: \"The Good Lord Had My Hand\"\t151\u003cbr\u003e57. James T. Rodewald: \"Hot Meals and a Place to Sleep\"\t153\u003cbr\u003e58. Eldie Scheffel: \"The Coldest Winter I Ever Saw\"\t155\u003cbr\u003e59. Harold Schultze: D-Day Remembered by Former Higgins Boat Driver\t157\u003cbr\u003e60. Charles Sears: Blinded by the Light\t160\u003cbr\u003e61. J.L. Slaughter: A Final Mission\t162\u003cbr\u003e62. Clifford Solomon: \"God Bless America\"\t166\u003cbr\u003e63. Elmer Tarbox: Texas Tech All-American\t171\u003cbr\u003e64. Dominic Tartaglione: Survivor of Three \"Wars\"\t173\u003cbr\u003e65. Pat Thurman: Twice as Lucky during Two Wars\t175\u003cbr\u003e66. Truett Tyler: Following His Brothers\t177\u003cbr\u003e67. Ed Ward: \"If You're Not Scared, You're Lying\"\t179\u003cbr\u003e68. Wayne Webb: Three Years on the Water\t181\u003cbr\u003e69. Gene Williams: A World Traveler\t184\u003cbr\u003e70. Robert Elton Wilson: \"The Good Lord Was Always with Me\"\t186\u003cbr\u003e71. Andy Winnegar: Naval Aviator Receives the Distinguished Flying Cross\t189\u003cbr\u003ePart II—Korea\u003cbr\u003e72. Paul Archinal: From Airman to Admiral\t198\u003cbr\u003e73. William Bridge: Korean War Vet Makes a Difference\t201\u003cbr\u003e74. James Cathey: The Ghosts of the Korean War\t204\u003cbr\u003e75. Jerold Dyess: A Sixteen Year Old Sees the World\t207\u003cbr\u003e76. Clyde Fisher: \"Finish What I Start\"\t209\u003cbr\u003e77. Alton Garner: Witness to History\t211\u003cbr\u003e78. Gordon Hambright: Naval Postmaster Wins \"Best Beard Growing Contest\"\t214\u003cbr\u003e79. Fred Harvey: \"Growing Up\" on the USS Hornet\t216\u003cbr\u003e80. Rodney Manning: From a Policeman to a Preacher\t218\u003cbr\u003e81. Cleveland McMillan: Cooking Under Fire\t221\u003cbr\u003e82. Gordon Musick: Near the Front Lines in Korea\t223\u003cbr\u003e83. Asa Oliver: From Family Farm to Foreign Field to Faithful Follower\t226\u003cbr\u003e84. Billy Rudd: A Case of Mistaken Identity\t228\u003cbr\u003e85. Curtis Ruff: It Just Wasn't His Day\t230\u003cbr\u003e86. Welby Smith: Crew Chief to Two of the Air Force's Fastest Bombers\t234\u003cbr\u003e87. Lawrence Walker: Triple \"Service\" for Lubbock Man\t236\u003cbr\u003e88. Fred Watson: Faith Helps Him through Korean War Memories\t238\u003cbr\u003e89. Charles Williams: Coming Home\t240\u003cbr\u003ePart III—Vietnam War\u003cbr\u003e 90. George Bradley: \"Follow Your Dreams\"\t246\u003cbr\u003e 91. Charles Brimberry: Danger Was Everywhere in Vietnam\t248\u003cbr\u003e 92. Doug Foster: The Healing Wall\t251\u003cbr\u003e 93. Jannie Greenway: Around the World and Back\t255\u003cbr\u003e 94. Charles Hankson: BBQ and a Slice of Sunshine\t258\u003cbr\u003e 95. Bernhard T. Mittemeyer: A Lifetime of Service to His Adopted Country\t260\u003cbr\u003e 96. Charles Scarborough: \"Recycled for a Reason\"\t264\u003cbr\u003ePart IV—Additional Stories\u003cbr\u003e 97. Various Veterans: \"Geezers\" Reunite\t270\u003cbr\u003e 98. Chad and Renee Gross: A Simple Song about a Soldier\t273\u003cbr\u003e 99. Gary Harber: Lubbock's Southern Brigadier General\t276\u003cbr\u003e100. Gordon Musick and Ernest Sears: Two Love Stories from the Texas South Plains Honor Flight\t279\u003cbr\u003e101. Frances Pierce: Gold Star Wife and Widow\t281\u003cbr\u003e102. Opal Roberts: Living Intentionally\t284\u003cbr\u003e103. Wayne Shawn and Justin Jones: Flight into Yesteryear\t286\u003cbr\u003e104. Michael Vasquez: From Combat Casualty to Veteran Advocate\t289\u003cbr\u003eVeterans' Honor Roll\t293\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t295\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t299","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040483770711,"sku":"9781476683072","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476683072.jpg?v=1750946898","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/texas-south-plains-war-stories-9781476683072","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}