War makes men of boys [[electronic resource] ] : a soldier's World War II / / Katherine I. Miller

• Autore: Miller Katherine <1959->
• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (186 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.54/1273092; B
• Soggetto topico: Soldiers - United States; World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans - Illinois; World War, 1939-1945
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prologue: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: War makes men of boys
• ISBN: 1-60344-774-1; 1-299-05203-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453256203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; ; no. 140.