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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459623903321

Autore

Hoffman Alice M. <1929->

Titolo

Archives of memory : a soldier recalls World War II / / Alice M. & Howard S. Hoffman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , [1990]

©1990

ISBN

0-8131-3343-2

0-8131-4932-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Disciplina

940.54/21/092

B

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front

Soldiers - United States

Oral history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Foreword by Forrest C. Pogue; Foreword by Charles T. Morrissey; Introduction; Biographical Note on Howard S. Hoffman; 1. A Psychological Overview of Memory; 2. Stateside Experiences: First Recall Document; 3. Stateside Experiences: Analysis of Memories; 4. The Italian Campaign: First Recall Document; 5. The Italian Campaign: Analysis of Memories; 6. From Southern France to the Elbe: First Recall Document; Plate Section; 7. From Southern France to the Elbe: Analysis of Memories; 8. War's End and Return to Civilian Life: First Recall Document

9. War's End and Return to Civilian Life: Analysis of MemoriesConclusion; Appendices; Appendix 1. The Italian Campaign: Second Recall Document; Appendix 2. Daily Log, Company C, Third Chemical Mortar Battalion; Appendix 3. Combat Units Supported by Hoffman's Company; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

""Tell me about the war"" -- these words launched a ten-year project in



oral history by a husband-and-wife team. Howard Hoffman fought in World War II from Cassino to the Elbe as a mortar crewman and a forward observer. His war experiences are of intrinsic interest to readers who seek a foot soldier's view of those historic events. But the principal purpose of this study was to explore the bounds of memory, to gauge its accuracy and its stability over time, and to determine the effects of various efforts to enhance it. Alice Hoffman, a historian, initiated the study because she recognized the