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Letters from the greatest generation : writing home in WWII / edited by Howard H. Peckham & Shirley A. Snyder ; foreword by James H. Madison.

Other author/creatorPeckham, Howard H. (Howard Henry), 1910-1995 editor.
Other author/creatorSnyder, Shirley A., editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, [2016]
Description354 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleLetters from Fighting Hoosiers.
Contents Pearl Harbor and Bataan -- Training camps -- North Africa -- Italy -- England -- France -- Germany -- V-E Day and after -- Alaska and the Aleutians -- Southwest Pacific -- Central Pacific and the Philippines -- China-Burma-India -- The Ryukyu Islands and Japan -- After V-J Day.
Abstract A remarkable and frank collection of World War II letters penned by Hoosiers serving overseas. Here, the hopes and dreams of the men and women of greatest generation fill each page, and their voices ring loud and clear. As amusing as it is worrying, this collection is a fitting tribute to all veterans.
General noteIncludes index.
General note"Originally published as Letters from Fighting Hoosiers by Howard H. Peckham and Shirley A. Snyder, Indiana War History Commission, 1948."
Issued in other formOnline version: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2016 9780253024602
Genre/formPersonal narratives American.
Genre/formRecords and correspondence.
LCCN 2016019849
ISBN9780253024480 (print ; alk. paper)
ISBN025302448X (print ; alk. paper)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks D769 .L45 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold