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UNINA9910777568803321 |
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McClelland Ben W. <1943-> |
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Titolo |
Soldier's son [[electronic resource] /] / Ben W. McClelland |
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Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2004 |
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1-283-70728-4 |
1-60473-052-8 |
1-4237-3210-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (341 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children of military personnel - United States |
Soldiers - Family relationships - United States |
Prisoners of war - Germany |
World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, German |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Killed in Action; 2. ""Dad, It's Benny""; 3. Where I(t) Started; 4. The Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony; 5. The War Honor Roll; 6. Talking like Crocky; 7. Family Heritage Personified; 8. ""Get Some Black-Seeded Simpson for Us to Sow, Benny""; 9. A Cabin of Family Stories; 10. The One Who Called Me Bolo; 11. ""Let's Go to the Circus!""; 12. A Moment's Riches; 13. Pop; 14. ""Masontown Officer Killed in Germany""; 15. First Love; 16. ""Speak the Speech, I Pray Thee, Trippingly on Thy Tongue""; 17. If You Value Freedom, Seek Justice; 18. Grandma Wright |
19. Split over the Vietnam War 20. Another Parade, Another War Memorial; 21. Learning More about Mom and Dad; 22. Pilgrimage; 23. Reaching a Milestone; Epilogue |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Memoir ̈ World War II--> In December 1944 First Lieutenant Ewing R. ""Pete"" McClelland was captured in the Battle of the Bulge. Soon afterwards in an Allied air attack on the German POW camp where he was held, he was killed. Back home in Pennsylvania, his young widow and three small children survived him. Too young to have lasting recollections, Ben W. McClelland, the soldier's son who was just beyond |
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