- Summary
- Tells the story of a young couple in love during World War II, and the difficulties they faced both at war and on the home front.
- Variant Title
- World War II love story in letters
- Series
- Excelsior editions
Excelsior editions.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Miller, Leo, 1915-1990, author.
- Published
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2018]
- Locale
- Western Front
United States
- Contents
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Part I. Training
Induction
Basic training: the first six months
Basic training: the second six months
Part II. Overseas
To the front
Somewhere in France, somewhere in Belgium
Somewhere in Holland, somewhere in Germany
The Battle of the Bulge
Part III. Recovery
The long road home
The final phase: recovery
Epilogue: life after the war, 1946-1994.
Introduction
Part I. Training: Induction: Camp Upton, Long Island, New York, May 7-20, 1973 ; Basic training: the first six months: Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 21-November 20, 1943 ; Basic training: the second six months: Camp Shelby, Mississippi, November 21, 1973-June 4, 1944
Part II. Overseas: To the front: on the USS Wakefile, June 5-13, 1944: Camp Barton Stacey, England, June 13-July 7, 1944 ; Somewhere in France, somewhere in Belgium: Betty Lou and the breakout from Normandy, July 9-September 11, 1944 ; Somewhere in Holland, somewhere in Germany: mid-September through mid-December 1944 ; The Battle of the Bulge: Ardennes, Belgium, mid-December 1944 through January, 1945
Part III. Recovery: The long road home, January 25-May 1, 1945 ; The final phase: recovery: May 2, 1945-June 15, 1946 ; Epilogue: life after the war, 1946-1994.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Miller, Diana F., author.
Fox, Elizabeth L., 1944- editor.
- Notes
-
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Training -- Induction -- Basic training: the first six months -- Basic training: the second six months -- Part II. Overseas -- To the front -- Somewhere in France, somewhere in Belgium -- Somewhere in Holland, somewhere in Germany -- The Battle of the Bulge -- Part III. Recovery -- The long road home -- The final phase: recovery -- Epilogue: life after the war, 1946-1994.
Introduction -- Part I. Training: Induction: Camp Upton, Long Island, New York, May 7-20, 1973 ; Basic training: the first six months: Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 21-November 20, 1943 ; Basic training: the second six months: Camp Shelby, Mississippi, November 21, 1973-June 4, 1944 -- Part II. Overseas: To the front: on the USS Wakefile, June 5-13, 1944: Camp Barton Stacey, England, June 13-July 7, 1944 ; Somewhere in France, somewhere in Belgium: Betty Lou and the breakout from Normandy, July 9-September 11, 1944 ; Somewhere in Holland, somewhere in Germany: mid-September through mid-December 1944 ; The Battle of the Bulge: Ardennes, Belgium, mid-December 1944 through January, 1945 -- Part III. Recovery: The long road home, January 25-May 1, 1945 ; The final phase: recovery: May 2, 1945-June 15, 1946 ; Epilogue: life after the war, 1946-1994.
