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200 10$aWar makes men of boys$b[electronic resource] $ea soldier's World War II /$fKatherine I. Miller
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$d2013
215   $a1 online resource (186 p.)
225  0$aWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;$vno. 140
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aPrologue: a box full of letters -- Bud joins the army -- Bud goes to war -- Family and fatherhood -- Buddies and girlfriends -- Work and bureaucracy -- Public and private morality -- Epilogue: a reluctant member of the greatest generation.
330   $a Hundreds of novels have been written about young men coming of age in war. And millions of young men have, in fact, come of age in combat. This is the story of Joe Ted (Bud) Miller, as told by his daughter, based on the daily letters he wrote to his family in 1944 and 1945. Bud's journalistic skills show in his letters and fill his reports with a wealth of objective detail, as well as articulate reflections on his feelings about his experiences. Katherine I. Miller, a communication scholar, brings to her father's letters-which form the centerpiece of the book-her scholarly training in 
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606   $aSoldiers$zUnited States$vBiography
606   $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xVeterans$zIllinois$vBiography
606   $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, American
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