The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071RD8824 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 247 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is up to us to remember - for own sakes, as much as theirs.. Rozell tracks down over 30 survivors who fought the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the surrender at Tokyo Bay. Here are the stories that the magazine could not tell, from a vanishing generation speaking to America today. The book resurrects firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood, of captivity and redemption, and the aftermath of a war that left no American community unscathed. Decades later, author Matthew A. At the height of World War II, LOOK Magazine profiled a small American community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front
Michael V said This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!!. I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW "This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!!" according to Michael V. I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 200This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!! I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 2003. He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. . He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. , I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW"This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!!" according to Michael V. I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 200This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!! I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 2003. He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. . He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. around the time my grandfather died in "This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!!" according to Michael V. I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 200This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!! I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 2003. He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. . He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. 00This is a must read and should be required for all high school students to read!! I just finished your book "The Things Our Father'a Saw". It took me only two days to finish it, I just couldn't put it down. I have read more books than I can count about WW 2, I have to say that your book was the best, bar none. Thank you so much for writing this amazing book. I wish I was in to history like I am now when I was in high school in the 80s. I think if you had been my teacher in high school, my life would have been very different . I started my interest in WW2 around the time my grandfather died in 2003. He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. . He served on an LST. I never talked to him about any of his ex. Beautiful, Important work Raymond H. Mullen Sometimes I wish books could be rated higher than the 5 Star limit. This is one of these times. The one on one interviews along with the personalinformation of those involved add such character, beauty and credibility to this most important work of WWII. This is a 'must read' for any and all persons interested in the most costly and brutal war in our history. You will meet members of our 'Greatest Generation' and they will share formerly unheard horrors of WWII.This is a book that should be read by all High School students before they graduate into the real world. Never should we. An Extraordinary Commitment to American History. I found myself wandering through books and reviews related to the book I had just finished. I stumbled upon this book by an author I had never heard of before. I can tell you after reading this book, he is an author I will never forgot.Mr. Rozell is a History teacher - a subtle point; However, my favorite subject is History and my most impactful teacher in my high school was my History teacher Mr. Hueber. History teachers are passionate on bringing events to light and allowing you to relive the events throughout the ages. Mr Rozell does just that. He brings to light the triumphs,