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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPocket Books
ISBN-100671661280
ISBN-139780671661281
eBay Product ID (ePID)2138980
Product Key Features
Book TitleLines of Battle : Letters from American Servicemen, 1941-1945
Publication Year1989
TopicMilitary / World War II, General
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Criticism, History
AuthorAnnette Tapert
FormatChildren's Board Books
Dimensions
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal940.54/81/73
SynopsisWritten from every theater of World War II, by men in every branch and rank of the armed forces, the letters in this collection paint a deeply personal picture of a very special war. Eloquent and unforgettable, they range from a marine's achingly beautiful letter to his infant daughter to a corporal's account of landing with the first wave at Normandy, from the letters of such celebrated figures as William Halsey, George Patton, and John F. Kennedy, to the last message tapped out by a sergeant on Corregidor before the surrender. The grind of military life and the desperation of battle are all here. These letters are as close to the Ôtruth' about war as those who have never been under enemy fire can possible get.