His letters from the front, most of them to his sister, Ethel, provide a springboard for his candid and wry observations of the privations, the boredom, and the devastation of infantry life. From his vantage point as an Everyman, Dannenmaier describes the frustration of men on the front lines who never saw their commanding superiors, the exhaustion of soldiers whose long-promised leaves never materialized, the transitory friendships and shared horrors that left indelible memories. This intimate, revealing memoir, a rare account by a common soldier, is a tribute to the Americans who served in a conflict that has only recently begun to gain a place in official public memory. A little classic. Its real strength is that it brings back this 'police action' so vividly.
Innocents is war literature of a high order.
He has taught at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and now works as a newspaper columnist in Tennessee. 6 x 9 inches.