{"product_id":"world-war-ii-memoirs-the-european-theater-loa-385-9781598537857","title":"World War II Memoirs: The European Theater (Loa #385)","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the 80th anniversary of the war's end, 5 classic memoirs capture firsthand the shock, terror, and courage of the American fight against the Axis powers in Europe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The emotional environment of warfare has always been compelling,\" writes J. Glenn Gray in his incomparable World War II memoir and mediation, \u003ci\u003eThe Warriors\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Reflection and calm reasoning are alien to it.\" The struggle to make sense of the experience of war, to find some meaning in the savagry and senseless destruction, animates the five brilliant and unforgettable memoirs gathered here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompany Commander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1947), by Charles B. MacDonald, describes with startling immediacy and candor the \"cold, dirty, rough, frightened, miserable\" life of the infantryman and company commander from the aftermath of D-Day in September 1944 through the war's terrifying final days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Warriors \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(1959), by J. Glenn Gray, a counterintelligence officer who served in Italy, France, and Germany and a scholar with a PhD. in philosophy, is a sensitive and revelatory meditation on the nature of war and its effects on both soldiers and civilians, interspliced with his letters, journals, and wartime memories. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll the Brave Promises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1966) is novelist Mary Lee Settle's memoir of her year as an airfield radio operator in the Royal Air Force. Settle brilliantly evokes both the working-class culture of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force's \"other ranks\" and the petty and demeaning regimentation inherent in military life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fall of Fortresses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1980), by former B-17 navigator Elmer Bendiner, vividly recalls the fear and excitement he experienced flying bomber missions deep into Germany in 1943 without fighter escort.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Buffalo Saga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (2009) is James Harden Daugherty's heartfelt account of his frontline service as a Black soldier in the 92nd Infantry Division, as he fights the Germans, endures the harsh Italian winter, and confronts the racism of his own army.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis deluxe Library of America volume includes full-color endpaper maps of the European Theater, an eight-page photo insert, an introduction by West Point professor Elizabeth D. Samet, and detailed notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598537857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Elizabeth D. Samet, Charles B. MacDonald, J. Glenn Gray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637749149877,"sku":"9781598537857","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8f43a9ae-0e81-429c-b42e-7bcdfdffffd0.jpg?v=1726582510","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/world-war-ii-memoirs-the-european-theater-loa-385-9781598537857","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}