The Bulge and beyond. volume VI : the untold stories of the World War II generation from Hometown, USA / Matthew A. Rozell.
Publisher:
Woodchuck Hollow Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Youth. The replacement -- The rifleman -- The replacement runner -- The scout -- Malm�edy -- Men of Old Hickory -- The sergeant -- Guests of the Reich -- The artillery spotter -- The glider paratrooper -- The survivor -- The escape -- Berga -- The interpreter -- Youth.
Summary:
Fourteen World War II veterans of the Battle of the Bulge and beyond share their intimate experiences in narrative nonfiction oral history form. At the height of World War II, LOOK Magazine profiled a small upstate New York community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front. Seventy years later, a history teacher tracks down the veterans with a connection to "Hometown, USA" who fought the war in the air over Europe, men who were tempered in the tough times of the Great Depression and forged in battle. He rescues and resurrects firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.