A soldier's son
Subtitle: an American boyhood during World War II
By: John E. Hodgkins ; foreward by Bill Roorbach.
Publisher: Down East Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Camden, Me
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780892727162
Subjects: Hodgkins, John E.; Hodgkins, John E. -- Family.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Maine -- Temple.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Maine -- Temple.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; Children -- Maine -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
Genres: Personal narratives, American.; Biography.
Description: John Hodgkins was eight years old when his father was drafted into the army and left for Europe for fight in WWII. After his return, his father never spoke much of the war. After his father's death, John opened his father's diary and two boxes of memorabilia.