02076nam 2200517 450 991082210050332120170919050539.00-7618-6669-8(CKB)3710000000513428(EBL)4091389(SSID)ssj0001587386(PQKBManifestationID)16271454(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001587386(PQKBWorkID)14870190(PQKB)10409422(MiAaPQ)EBC4091389(iGPub)ROWMANB0012991(EXLCZ)99371000000051342820151209h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"I sure wish this dam thing was over" the WWII letters and experiences of private Carl E. Meyers /Charles R. Meyers and Christopher C. MeyersLanham, Maryland :Hamilton Books,2016.©20161 online resource (120 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6668-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.World War, 1939-1945United StatesUnited StatesHistory1933-1945World War, 1939-1945940.5373Meyers Charles R.1638177Meyers Christopher C.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822100503321"I sure wish this dam thing was over"3980442UNINA