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Gray Lines Across Time

by Marion L Gray, Donald G Lorenzen ...

Written by my grandfather, Marion Gray, in 1925, never published. Given to my mom after his death in 1971, she passed it to me in 1981. It is a coming of age story in NW Illinois of Marion Gray's 1916 senior year of high school. Working six months after at the local Five and Ten store, then wandered and worked thinking about his girl, and whether to join the war. He enlists and selects aviation. ... Read more

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Written by my grandfather, Marion Gray, in 1925, never published. Given to my mom after his death in 1971, she passed it to me in 1981. It is a coming of age story in NW Illinois of Marion Gray's 1916 senior year of high school. Working six months after at the local Five and Ten store, then wandered and worked thinking about his girl, and whether to join the war. He enlists and selects aviation.
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The Young Lions

A Novel

by Irwin Shaw ...

A "masterpiece" from the O. Henry Award–winning author of Rich Man, Poor Man, this classic novel captures the experiences of three soldiers during WWII ( The Boston Globe ).The Young Lions is one of the most powerful American novels to tackle the Second World War. Ambitious in its scope and robust in its prose, Irwin Shaw's work is also deeply humanistic, presenting the... ... Read more

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A "masterpiece" from the O. Henry Award–winning author of Rich Man, Poor Man, this classic novel captures the experiences of three soldiers during WWII ( The Boston Globe ).The Young Lions is one of the most powerful American novels to tackle the Second World War. Ambitious in its scope and robust in its prose, Irwin Shaw's work is also deeply humanistic, presenting the...
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The Bullet Garden

An Earl Swagger Novel

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Series series Earl Swagger
The long-anticipated origin story of legendary Marine, fan favorite, and father of literary icon Bob Lee takes us to the battlefields of World War II as Earl Swagger embarks on a top secret and deadly mission—from Pulitzer Prize**–winning and New York Times bestselling Stephen Hunter, “one of the best thriller novelists around” (The Washington Post).**July, 1944: The lush, rolling hills of ... Read more

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The long-anticipated origin story of legendary Marine, fan favorite, and father of literary icon Bob Lee takes us to the battlefields of World War II as Earl Swagger embarks on a top secret and deadly mission—from Pulitzer Prize**–winning and New York Times bestselling Stephen Hunter, “one of the best thriller novelists around” (The Washington Post).**July, 1944: The lush, rolling hills of
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Wipers: A Soldier's Tale From the Great War

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Thousands of Allied casualties per day from 1914 until 1918 -- that was reality in the stretch of muddy trenches that bulged into German territory around the Medieval city of Ypres, Belgium, during World War One. Unfamiliar with the proper pronunciation of "Ypres" (EE-pruh), the troops dubbed the killing grounds "Wipers."The Germans held the high ground, and the Allies suffered their wrath below; ... Read more

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Thousands of Allied casualties per day from 1914 until 1918 -- that was reality in the stretch of muddy trenches that bulged into German territory around the Medieval city of Ypres, Belgium, during World War One. Unfamiliar with the proper pronunciation of "Ypres" (EE-pruh), the troops dubbed the killing grounds "Wipers."The Germans held the high ground, and the Allies suffered their wrath below;
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Parachute Infantry

An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich

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David Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.From the beaches of Normandy to the ... Read more

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David Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel.From the beaches of Normandy to the
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Once There Was a War

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A Penguin Classic“Age can never dull this kind of writing,” writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck’s dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the ... Read more

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A Penguin Classic“Age can never dull this kind of writing,” writes the Chicago Tribune of John Steinbeck’s dispatches from World War II, filed for the New York Herald Tribune in 1943, which vividly captured the human side of war. Writing from England in the midst of the London blitz, North Africa, and Italy, Steinbeck focuses on the people as opposed to the battles, portraying everyone from the
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My Life- My War- World War 2

by Stanley B. Loomis Sr. ...

Wars are started by a person or persons and are usually a quest for power for a person or a group of people and they dont really care how many people are killed nor how many families are losing a father, mother or brothers or whole families and their relatives. Sometimes, it is necessary to start a war by a peaceful nation against countries tat are harming and have the publically displayed their ... Read more

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Wars are started by a person or persons and are usually a quest for power for a person or a group of people and they dont really care how many people are killed nor how many families are losing a father, mother or brothers or whole families and their relatives. Sometimes, it is necessary to start a war by a peaceful nation against countries tat are harming and have the publically displayed their
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Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die

Memoirs of a World War I Marine

by Elton Mackin ...

In the tradition of All Quiet on the Western Front, Elton E. Mackin’s memoirs are a haunting portrayal of war as seen through the eyes of a highly decorated Marine who fought in every Marine Brigade battle from Belleau Wood to the crossing of the Meuse on the eve of the Armistice.Praise for Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die“This beautifully written and truly gripping war memoir is a significant ... Read more

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In the tradition of All Quiet on the Western Front, Elton E. Mackin’s memoirs are a haunting portrayal of war as seen through the eyes of a highly decorated Marine who fought in every Marine Brigade battle from Belleau Wood to the crossing of the Meuse on the eve of the Armistice.Praise for Suddenly We Didn't Want to Die“This beautifully written and truly gripping war memoir is a significant
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The Typist

by Michael Knight ...

An American soldier works in post-surrender Japan in a novel "reminiscent of The English Patient . . . sad, wistful and romantic" ( Los Angeles Times).When Francis Vancleave joins the army in 1944, he expects his term of service to pass uneventfully. His singular talent—typing ninety-five words a minute—keeps him off the battlefield and in General MacArthur's busy Tokyo headquarters, where his ... Read more

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An American soldier works in post-surrender Japan in a novel "reminiscent of The English Patient . . . sad, wistful and romantic" ( Los Angeles Times).When Francis Vancleave joins the army in 1944, he expects his term of service to pass uneventfully. His singular talent—typing ninety-five words a minute—keeps him off the battlefield and in General MacArthur's busy Tokyo headquarters, where his
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Episode 2 - Regret's Bridge

Soldiers, #2

by Leigh Barker ...

Series Book 2 - Soldiers
Season 1: Episode 2 - A 1-hour Bitesize read.The second episode following our hero, Regret, as he and his squad of infantry head for Charleroi to destroy the enemy guns before they can rain their massive shells on the British Expeditionary Force HQ.Behind enemy lines with only a squad, it is a desperate mission, but one that cannot fail or the war will be lost in its first few days.Regret and his ... Read more

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Season 1: Episode 2 - A 1-hour Bitesize read.The second episode following our hero, Regret, as he and his squad of infantry head for Charleroi to destroy the enemy guns before they can rain their massive shells on the British Expeditionary Force HQ.Behind enemy lines with only a squad, it is a desperate mission, but one that cannot fail or the war will be lost in its first few days.Regret and his
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Helmets and Lipstick

An Army Nurse in World War Two

by Ruth G. Haskell ...

Helmets and Lipstick is the first-hand account of Second Lieutenant Ruth Haskell, chronicling her time spent as a combat nurse with U.S. troops in North Africa during Operation Torch. First published at the height of the war in 1944, Haskell’s memoir is a classic account of combat nursing in World War 2, an important addition to the literature of the war in North Africa and of the history of non ... Read more

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Helmets and Lipstick is the first-hand account of Second Lieutenant Ruth Haskell, chronicling her time spent as a combat nurse with U.S. troops in North Africa during Operation Torch. First published at the height of the war in 1944, Haskell’s memoir is a classic account of combat nursing in World War 2, an important addition to the literature of the war in North Africa and of the history of non
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Here Is Your War [Illustrated Edition]

by Ernie Pyle ...

Includes over 150 images recording the career of Ernie Pyle from childhood to Ie Shima.Out of the foxholes he shared with them, and from his own heart straight to the folks back home, comes Ernie Pyle's story of our soldiers' first big campaign abroad. He takes you to live with them on the great adventure of their lives, and tells you the thousands of little things you want to know about how they ... Read more

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Includes over 150 images recording the career of Ernie Pyle from childhood to Ie Shima.Out of the foxholes he shared with them, and from his own heart straight to the folks back home, comes Ernie Pyle's story of our soldiers' first big campaign abroad. He takes you to live with them on the great adventure of their lives, and tells you the thousands of little things you want to know about how they
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