This was your war; an anthology of great writings from World War II.
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- Physical Description: 498 pages. : illustrations. ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Garden City, N. Y. : Doubleday, 1960.
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| Formatted Contents Note: | Fashion notes from the jungle / Peter Bowman -- Night watch / Thomas Heggen -- Discussion at a latrine / Norman Mailer -- Mutiny on the Caine / Herman Wouk -- Pharmacist's mate (surgery in a submarine) / George Weller -- A guy can't even take a leak / Peter Bowman -- They called it Hill 609 / Drew Middleton -- His heart finally broke in Napels / John Horne Burns -- There were so many little towns / Joe David Brown -- Over here (movie night near Foggia) / Robert Lowry -- It would be nice if she lived / William Herber -- Request for Sherwood Anderson / Frank Brookhouser -- Somewhere in Germany / Lester Atwell -- A cemetery at Hoga Point / James A. Michener -- World is full of human beings / Irwin Shaw -- War in Boone City / MacKinlay Kantor -- Poor everybody / Robert McLaughlin -- It is just a part of war / Eric Sevareid -- Receipt of some postcards / Anton Myrer -- Night they brough Captain Waskow down / Ernie Pyle -- A man who fought for China / Marion Hargrove -- Some men who were at Remagen / Ken Hechler -- A squadron C.O. / A. J. Liebling -- Brief testament of a young American / Bert Stiles -- Portrait of a general / Drew Middleton -- Death of a president / from Time -- Man with a ski nose / John Steinbeck -- Guy the GIs loved (Ernie Pyle's war) / from Time. Introduction / Frank Brookhouser -- Death comes to Pearl Harbor / Walter Lord -- Call a solemn assembly / Ruth Portugal -- "Youah ass belongs to me" / Robert Leckie -- "Everybody outranks me" / Weldon Hill -- War comes home to the people / from Time -- Social night in the PX / Irwin Shaw -- Bad day for Willie Keith / Herman Wouk -- That famous four-letter word / Robert Leckie -- Nomenclature appraised / Raymond Zauber -- There is always a line / Henry McLemore -- Strike up a stirring music / Berry Fleming -- Well, this is it / Robert McLaughlin -- Americans arrive in France / Irwin Shaw -- Air drop on Normandy / Laurence Critchell -- A lovely day for strolling / Ernie Pyle -- It's only an island / Anton Myrer -- Only clear sound is a cry / Allen R. Matthews -- Snow will cover him / Allen Lyon -- Squad leader Donatti / James Garrett -- Soldiers get a greeting / Van van Praag -- Town of St. Lô / Robert J. Casey -- Objective: an Italian farmhouse / Harry Brown -- A soldier gets a gift / Allan Lyon -- Way laughter comes / Joe David Brown -- They call him "G.I. Joe" / Peter Bowman -- Platoon in action / Norman Mailer -- A sub against destroyers / Harley Cope and Walter Karig -- Terra firma is wonderful / Eugene Brown -- Foxhole life / Anton Myrer -- And somehow you are terribly moved / Ernie Pyle -- A day in the life of 32968894 / Lester Atwell -- Life expectancy was brief / George Morrill -- A room with a lot of views / Bert Stiles -- Flesh and blood / Laurence Critchell -- Routine at a bomber station / John Steinbeck -- Stare that tells / Ernie Pyle. There were very few of the old men left / Mack Morriss -- V-E Day on Okinawa / Gordon Cobbledick -- A kid thought the moon had fallen / Clark Lee -- Today's target: Nagasaki / William L. Laurence -- Days became so beautiful / Allan Lyon -- A guy's thoughts went back / Lester Atwell -- Kilroy was here / Peter Viereck -- De Gaulle, the whore, and him / Frank Brookhouser -- A damn civilian again / Merle Miller -- How the sergeant lived and died / Robert Wallace -- For Memorial Day: 1946 / Frank Brookhouser -- GI / Debs Myers -- First war dead come home / Mery Berger -- Welcome to Arlington / John Dudley Chamberlain, Jr. -- Smell of death / John Mason Brown -- Ones that stink the worst / Donald Haguall, as told to Ralph G. Martin. |
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| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945. |
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| Government and Heritage Library | 940.53 B872t (Text) | 33091000672386 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tFashion notes from the jungle / ‡rPeter Bowman -- ‡tNight watch / ‡rThomas Heggen -- ‡tDiscussion at a latrine / ‡rNorman Mailer -- ‡tMutiny on the Caine / ‡rHerman Wouk -- ‡tPharmacist's mate (surgery in a submarine) / ‡rGeorge Weller -- ‡tA guy can't even take a leak / ‡rPeter Bowman -- ‡tThey called it Hill 609 / ‡rDrew Middleton -- ‡tHis heart finally broke in Napels / ‡rJohn Horne Burns -- ‡tThere were so many little towns / ‡rJoe David Brown -- ‡tOver here (movie night near Foggia) / ‡rRobert Lowry -- ‡tIt would be nice if she lived / ‡rWilliam Herber -- ‡tRequest for Sherwood Anderson / ‡rFrank Brookhouser -- ‡tSomewhere in Germany / ‡rLester Atwell -- ‡tA cemetery at Hoga Point / ‡rJames A. Michener -- ‡tWorld is full of human beings / ‡rIrwin Shaw -- ‡tWar in Boone City / ‡rMacKinlay Kantor -- ‡tPoor everybody / ‡rRobert McLaughlin -- ‡tIt is just a part of war / ‡rEric Sevareid -- ‡tReceipt of some postcards / ‡rAnton Myrer -- ‡tNight they brough Captain Waskow down / ‡rErnie Pyle -- ‡tA man who fought for China / ‡rMarion Hargrove -- ‡tSome men who were at Remagen / ‡rKen Hechler -- ‡tA squadron C.O. / ‡rA. J. Liebling -- ‡tBrief testament of a young American / ‡rBert Stiles -- ‡tPortrait of a general / ‡rDrew Middleton -- ‡tDeath of a president / ‡rfrom Time -- ‡tMan with a ski nose / ‡rJohn Steinbeck -- ‡tGuy the GIs loved (Ernie Pyle's war) / ‡rfrom Time. |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tIntroduction / ‡rFrank Brookhouser -- ‡tDeath comes to Pearl Harbor / ‡rWalter Lord -- ‡tCall a solemn assembly / ‡rRuth Portugal -- ‡t"Youah ass belongs to me" / ‡rRobert Leckie -- ‡t"Everybody outranks me" / ‡rWeldon Hill -- ‡tWar comes home to the people / ‡rfrom Time -- ‡tSocial night in the PX / ‡rIrwin Shaw -- ‡tBad day for Willie Keith / ‡rHerman Wouk -- ‡tThat famous four-letter word / ‡rRobert Leckie -- ‡tNomenclature appraised / ‡rRaymond Zauber -- ‡tThere is always a line / ‡rHenry McLemore -- ‡tStrike up a stirring music / ‡rBerry Fleming -- ‡tWell, this is it / ‡rRobert McLaughlin -- ‡tAmericans arrive in France / ‡rIrwin Shaw -- ‡tAir drop on Normandy / ‡rLaurence Critchell -- ‡tA lovely day for strolling / ‡rErnie Pyle -- ‡tIt's only an island / ‡rAnton Myrer -- ‡tOnly clear sound is a cry / ‡rAllen R. Matthews -- ‡tSnow will cover him / ‡rAllen Lyon -- ‡tSquad leader Donatti / ‡rJames Garrett -- ‡tSoldiers get a greeting / ‡rVan van Praag -- ‡tTown of St. Lô / ‡rRobert J. Casey -- ‡tObjective: an Italian farmhouse / ‡rHarry Brown -- ‡tA soldier gets a gift / ‡rAllan Lyon -- ‡tWay laughter comes / ‡rJoe David Brown -- ‡tThey call him "G.I. Joe" / ‡rPeter Bowman -- ‡tPlatoon in action / ‡rNorman Mailer -- ‡tA sub against destroyers / ‡rHarley Cope and Walter Karig -- ‡tTerra firma is wonderful / ‡rEugene Brown -- ‡tFoxhole life / ‡rAnton Myrer -- ‡tAnd somehow you are terribly moved / ‡rErnie Pyle -- ‡tA day in the life of 32968894 / ‡rLester Atwell -- ‡tLife expectancy was brief / ‡rGeorge Morrill -- ‡tA room with a lot of views / ‡rBert Stiles -- ‡tFlesh and blood / ‡rLaurence Critchell -- ‡tRoutine at a bomber station / ‡rJohn Steinbeck -- ‡tStare that tells / ‡rErnie Pyle. |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tThere were very few of the old men left / ‡rMack Morriss -- ‡tV-E Day on Okinawa / ‡rGordon Cobbledick -- ‡tA kid thought the moon had fallen / ‡rClark Lee -- ‡tToday's target: Nagasaki / ‡rWilliam L. Laurence -- ‡tDays became so beautiful / ‡rAllan Lyon -- ‡tA guy's thoughts went back / ‡rLester Atwell -- ‡tKilroy was here / ‡rPeter Viereck -- ‡tDe Gaulle, the whore, and him / ‡rFrank Brookhouser -- ‡tA damn civilian again / ‡rMerle Miller -- ‡tHow the sergeant lived and died / ‡rRobert Wallace -- ‡tFor Memorial Day: 1946 / ‡rFrank Brookhouser -- ‡tGI / ‡rDebs Myers -- ‡tFirst war dead come home / ‡rMery Berger -- ‡tWelcome to Arlington / ‡rJohn Dudley Chamberlain, Jr. -- ‡tSmell of death / ‡rJohn Mason Brown -- ‡tOnes that stink the worst / ‡rDonald Haguall, as told to Ralph G. Martin. |
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