BattleFire!: Combat Stories from World War II
"I salute all of these Kentucky heroes, as well as Kelly, who reminds us of what these old soldiers cannot forget." -- Bob Edwards, Lexington Herald Leader"They were there all right -- and you're right there with them!" -- C. Brian Kelly, World War II Magazine"A remarkably gripping work. To this reviewer, who served as a combat infantry officer in the war, the accounts ring extraordinarily true." -- Charles P. Roland"From Pearl Harbor to Leyte Gulf and Okinawa to Iwo Jima, the stories are presented as the individual soldiers, sailors, and marines lived them." -- Gun Week"This excellent book continues the current trend of exploring the individual soldier's experiences in World War II." -- Military Review"These are all well written stories of men at their best in the worst of all possible times, brave Americans well worthy of their citizenship, state, and community." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"Anyone wanting to read of combat and courage can find it aplenty in this excellent book." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"You can experience the shocking events of Pearl Harbor, the Bataan Death March, Bastogne, Kamikase hits, and POW life." -- Springfield Sun