WW II,  duty, honor, country
Subtitle: the memories of those who were there
By: Steve Hardwick and Duane E. Hodgin
Contributors: Hodgin, Duane E., author
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781475966596; 9781475966572
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; American Personal narratives; Soldiers; Biography; Interviews; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924
Other titles: World War Two, duty, honor, country; Duty, honor, country
Description: "This book was written to provide and preserve an oral history of the eighty-four men and women who were interviewed...sharing their memories of World War II. The stories include seventy-six veterans and eight women who served as USO volunteers, Red Cross service workers, a Holocaust survivor, and women who worked on the home front...All of the veterans and the women who served in various support roles have a connection to Indiana"--from the Preface.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-336).
Table of contents: title: The Third Reich; title: London bombed and battered; title: Heading to the gates of hell; title: The Imperial Empire; title: Remember Pearl Harbor!; title: The home front; title: Island-hopping in the Pacific; title: Guadalcanal; title: Marines storm ashore on Iwo; title: Bloodies battle in the pacific; title: Victory at sea; title: China-Burma-India; title: Italian campaign; title: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword; title: Through the hedgerows and on to Berlin!; title: The Ardennes; title: Supremacy in the sky; title: The bomb; title: The liberators; title: Their legacy will live forever.