"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
An Album of Memories simply overflows with nostalgia. "We were privileged to grow up in a time when honor, truth, loyalty, duty, and patriotism were real and meant something," writes Robert Cromer. Another correspondent, Douglas G. Fish, describes his own wartime experience--and that of many others--with an elegant simplicity: "I went in the service as a boy and came out a man." There are poignant letters from the dead. One reader submitted this one, sent home in 1942: "Dear Mom, I got your package and Dot's letter today. Boy, the cookies were swell, all the boys send their thanks. Not a one of them was crushed either." Almost exactly a year later, the writer was killed on a bombing run. Another man shares "the last letter my father wrote, three days before he died." It reads: "Tomorrow is D-Day at Iwo Jima--right on Japan's front doorstep--we will go in and lay nets sometime during the assault.... I have faith in God to help us through to victory but am prepared to die for America and face our Lord if He so wills it." The son who sent this letter to Brokaw wasn't even born until after his father had been killed: "I read [this letter] every year on Memorial Day, cry a lot, and think of what a hero he was," he writes.
It's hard not to agree with that assessment, and it applies to so many of those who fought bravely in Europe or the Pacific, as well as those who maintained the home front. All of them have their say in this attractive volume. --John J. Miller
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 0375760415-11-31917689
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 1.1. Seller Inventory # bk0375760415xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780375760419
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780375760419
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.1. Seller Inventory # 353-0375760415-new
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A seventeen-year-old who enlisted in the army in 1941 writes to describe the Bataan Death March. Other members of the greatest generation describe their war - in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal, the D-day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and Midway - as well as their life on the home front. In this beautiful album of stories, reflections, memorabilia and photographs, history comes alive and is preserved, in people's own words and through photographs and timelines that commemorate important dates and events. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbour, on through the war in Europe and the Pacific, this unusual book preserves a people's rich historical heritage and the legacy of the heroism of a nation. "The stories Brokaw tells are so powerful that a spell is cast upon the reader, reminding us that with enough collective energy and spirit anything can be accomplished" "I cannot go anywhere in America without people wanting to share their wartime experiences.The stories and the lessons have emerged from long-forgotten letters home, from reunions of old buddies and outfits, from unpublished diaries and home-published memoirs.As the stories in this album of memories remind us, it truly was an American experience, from the centers of power to the most humble corners of the land." —Tom Brokaw In this beautiful American family album of stories from the Greatest Generation, the history of life as it was lived during the Depression and World War II comes alive and is preserved in people's own words. Photographs and time lines also commemorate important dates and events. An Army Air Corps veteran who enlisted in 1941 at age seventeen writes to describe the Bataan Death March. A black nurse tells of her encounter with wartime segregation. Other members of the Greatest Generation describe their war—in such historic episodes as Guadalcanal, the D-Day invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and Midway—as well as their lives on the home front. Starting with the Depression and Pearl Harbor, moving on through the war years in Europe, in the Pacific, and at home, this unique book preserves a people's rich historical heritage and the legacy of a nation's heroism in war and its courage in peace—in the shaping of their lives and of the world we have today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780375760419
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 400. Seller Inventory # 26741147
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0375760415
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0375760415
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0375760415