World War II Letters
Subtitle: A Glimpse into the Heart of the Second World War Through the Eyes of Those Who Were Fighting It
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: November 29, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780312304317
Subjects: Military History - World War II; Military Personal Narratives; History; History - Military / War; Military; Letters; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; Correspondence; Military dependents; Personal narratives; Soldiers; World War, 1939-1945
First sentence: Born on May 19, 1920, in Battle Creek, Michigan, Lt. Col. Louis Laun of New York was a headquarters battalion quartermaster in the Fifth Marine Division of the U.S. Marine Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Laun was part of the first group of Marines to arrive in Japan when the bomb was dropped.