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The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA-Voices of the Pacific Theater (2015) 114 copies, 4 reviews
A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70 years on (2016) 72 copies, 1 review
The Things Our Fathers Saw - The War In The Air Book One: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA (2017) 48 copies
D-Day and Beyond: The Things Our Fathers Saw—The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume V (2019) 35 copies
The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume IV: Up the Bloody Boot-The War in Italy (2018) 32 copies
The Things Our Fathers Saw - Vol. 3, The War In The Air Book Two: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA (Volume 3) (2017) 26 copies, 1 review
The Bulge And Beyond: The Things Our Fathers Saw—The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume VI (2020) 19 copies
Across the Rhine: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume VII (2021) 16 copies
On to Tokyo: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume VIII (2022) 9 copies
Homefront/Women at War: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume IX (2023) 4 copies
The War in the Air Book Two (2ND EDITION, REVISED and EXPANDED: Combat, Captivity, Reunion) (2020) 4 copies
A Train Near Magdeburg (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Holocaust, the Survivors, and the American Soldiers who Saved Them (2020) 3 copies
Over The Hump/China, Burma, India: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume X (2024) 3 copies
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The Things Our Fathers Saw—The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation From Hometown, USA-Volume I: Voices of the Pacific Theater by Matthew Rozell
In the 1980s-1990s, high school history teacher Matthew A. Rozell assigned a project to his students to interview WWII veterans. The accounts are from people who lived in the area surrounding Glen Falls, New York, which he calls “Hometown USA.” The results from this assignment, along with the author’s additional research, have been compiled into a book. This volume highlights “voices from the Pacific” and contains veterans’ stories from Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Midway, Corregidor, show more Guadalcanal, Burma, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Okinawa, and prisoners of war in various locations.
It is told in chronological order and focuses on the experience of front-line soldiers. Two women, a nurse and an administrator, are also included. It vividly portrays the horrors of war. The primary drawback is the structure. I listened to the audio and at times it was difficult to figure out when the author was breaking into the individual veteran’s account. I am glad these personal narratives have been documented and preserved for history. I listened to it on a driving trip, and it kept my interest throughout. show less
It is told in chronological order and focuses on the experience of front-line soldiers. Two women, a nurse and an administrator, are also included. It vividly portrays the horrors of war. The primary drawback is the structure. I listened to the audio and at times it was difficult to figure out when the author was breaking into the individual veteran’s account. I am glad these personal narratives have been documented and preserved for history. I listened to it on a driving trip, and it kept my interest throughout. show less
The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA-Voices of the Pacific Theater by Matthew Rozell
In the 1980s-1990s, high school history teacher Matthew A. Rozell assigned a project to his students to interview WWII veterans. The accounts are from people who lived in the area surrounding Glen Falls, New York, which he calls “Hometown USA.” The results from this assignment, along with the author’s additional research, have been compiled into a book. This volume highlights “voices from the Pacific” and contains veterans’ stories from Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Midway, Corregidor, show more Guadalcanal, Burma, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Okinawa, and prisoners of war in various locations.
It is told in chronological order and focuses on the experience of front-line soldiers. Two women, a nurse and an administrator, are also included. It vividly portrays the horrors of war. The primary drawback is the structure. I listened to the audio and at times it was difficult to figure out when the author was breaking into the individual veteran’s account. I am glad these personal narratives have been documented and preserved for history. I listened to it on a driving trip, and it kept my interest throughout. show less
It is told in chronological order and focuses on the experience of front-line soldiers. Two women, a nurse and an administrator, are also included. It vividly portrays the horrors of war. The primary drawback is the structure. I listened to the audio and at times it was difficult to figure out when the author was breaking into the individual veteran’s account. I am glad these personal narratives have been documented and preserved for history. I listened to it on a driving trip, and it kept my interest throughout. show less
The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA-Voices of the Pacific Theater by Matthew Rozell
This is a good selection of accounts of soldiers, marines, and others from the pacific theater of ww2. The individual stories were moving, but there wasn’t as coherent an overall message as some other war memoirs (probably because there were so many separate stories).
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