Stories of Service, Volume 2: Valley Veterans Remember World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War
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Perfectly blending a vast historical scope with intensely individual viewpoints, this stirring collection of stories brings a man-on-the-ground perspective to a huge range of military history, with stories of a quarter-century of war from nearly every corner of the earth, including Europe; the Pacific; mainland Asia; a tense confrontation in Guantanamo Bay during the Cuban Missile Crisis; POW camps in Germany, Japan, and California; and the San Joaquin Valley home front from the 1940s through the 1960s. These 72 highly individualized narratives of combat, military service, and the personal sacrifices of war--penned by ordinary San Joaquin Valley residents and buttressed with more than 100 personal photographs--bring commentaries from soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, nurses, ambulance drivers, and civilians. In simple, direct, and authentic language, with stories both horrific and touching, ""Stories of Service: Volume 2"" perfectly illustrates the personal side of war.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1610350057
ISBN13:9781610350051
Release Date:December 2011
Publisher:Craven Street Books
Length:244 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"
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