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Amazing collection of stories obtain from interviews of men and women, black and white, who served in combat roles in the Second World War. Includes men who landed in the first waves at Normandy, Marines who stormed the islands in the Pacific, Marine and Navy pilots, B-17 and B-29 pilots, tank destroyer commanders, army nurses on the front lines, and members of the first all-black Montford Point Marines and the first all-black infantry division. Includes HOF football player Art Donovan's recounting of his time aboard the San Jacinto in the Pacific and his ordeals with the Kamikaze attacks, the only 4-time recipient of the Silver Star in US Army history Joe Farinholt, the Navy pilot who shot down the last plane of the Second World war and a special insert of a rare speech given by Joe Burch the intelligence commander of the atomic bomb squadron of his recollections of their duties just prior to the dropping of the bombs. Sweat along with the pilots who rode through thick flack to hit the Nazi oil refineries and weapons plants, read about a hair-raising account of a captured American soldier during the battle of the Bulge, and learn of an unforgettable account of the first troops who entered the Nazi death camps...a MUST read for any person who wants an eye-witness accounting of so many aspects of the war, the lives of the men and women who served, and their every thought about who were the real heroes of the war...a treasured collection of personal histories from men and women who were on the front lines taking the war to the enemy.Read full review
I bought this book for my husband and he is enjoying reading first hand accounts of the war.
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What a fabulous book as told by some Maryland veterans of World War II. These were ordinary people who (in some cases reluctantly) answered the call of their country. The accounts of their personal stories are inspiring, uplifting and courageous. There many accounts of acts of unselfish bravery in the face of fear & death, but for an overwhelming concern for their fellow comrades. I highly recommend this book and would compare it to the "Greatest Generation" except the stories are mostly centered on the "war years".
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