{"product_id":"bills-war-9798995537700","title":"Bill's War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe survived the war, but the man they loved was slipping away.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Bill returned home after flying night intruder missions in WWII, his fiancée and his family thought the danger had passed. He hadn't received a scratch in combat. But a different kind of battle was just beginning at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLieutenant William C. Gump was a carefree young pilot whose promising future was suddenly upended by a diagnosis of \"battle-induced schizophrenia.\" As Bill slipped into psychosis, his family and his young fiancée struggled to navigate a devastating reality that 1940s medicine could barely understand. Yet, decades of care from his family and the kindness of a small Kansas town brought a gentle redemption to a tragic story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his death, a shoebox of letters was found hidden in a closet. Inside were the vivid, articulate words Bill wrote before his illness took hold-restoring the voice of the man who had been lost for over seventy years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePieced together from these intimate wartime writings, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBill's War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a raw look at the hidden costs of combat and the power of love to bring dignity to shattered lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David P. Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995537700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Dave Benedict","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514330931381,"sku":"9798995537700","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798995537700.jpg?v=1791903643","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bills-war-9798995537700","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}