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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822100503321

Autore

Meyers Charles R.

Titolo

"I sure wish this dam thing was over" : the WWII letters and experiences of private Carl E. Meyers / / Charles R. Meyers and Christopher C. Meyers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Hamilton Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7618-6669-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 p.)

Disciplina

940.5373

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - United States

United States History 1933-1945

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

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Conscription and Basic Training; 2 The Letters from Basic Training; 3 In the European Theater of Operations; 4 The Letters from Europe; 5 Afterword; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces Carl E. Meyers' military experiences from 1940 to 1944, showing how an average American went through, being drafted, basic training, and combat during World War II. A large part of the book is the letters Meyers wrote home from his basic training and from Europe.