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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Rock 'n' roll soldier Rock 'n' roll soldier Dean Ellis Kohler Dean Kohler scores a record deal, only to have his dreams abruptly put on hold by the arrival of his draft notice. Now, he's in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, serving as a military policeman. He keeps telling hi… OL13656894W
The heart of a soldier The heart of a soldier Kate Blaise,Dana White Mike and Kate Blaise fell in love during high school in small-town Missouri. Sharing a deep sense of patriotism, they both entered the U.S. Army--she as a commissioned officer and he as an enlisted i… OL15826559W
Ghosts and shadows Ghosts and shadows Ball, Phil. vii, 216 p. : 23 cm OL1819114W
Stateside soldier Stateside soldier Aileen Kilgore Henderson ""I don't know anybody who has ever done such a daring thing as I have done," twenty-two year old Aileen Kilgore of Brookwood, Alabama, wrote in her diary in January 1944, after enlisting in the Wome… OL1892340W
The American GI in Europe in World War II The American GI in Europe in World War II Joseph Erich Kaufmann Written in the words of the men who were there, these volumes tell of the event of D-Day, starting from the background before the United States entered the war to the landing in Normandy to finally t… OL2643446W
Tim Page's Nam Tim Page's Nam Tim Page Contains action photographs from the Vietnamese conflict, with terse text by the photographer, Tim Page. OL3178422W
The day I fired Alan Ladd and other World War II adventures The day I fired Alan Ladd and other World War II adventures A. E. Hotchner "This memoir of A. E. Hotchner's World War II experiences explores a different side of the troubled war years. Hotchner, who grew up in St. Louis, was a rookie lawyer fresh out of Washington Universi… OL3262019W
World War I World War I Linda S. George Describes the impact of World War I on life in the United States, discussing such topics as propaganda, prejudices against immigrants and African-Americans, opposition to the war, and women's roles. OL3276892W
Pearl Harbor survivors Pearl Harbor survivors Harry Spiller "On December 7, 1941, Japan waged a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It was a major victory for the Japanese Navy, which in less than two hours destroyed 188 American … OL3507070W
"And I was there" "And I was there" Layton, Edwin T.,Roger Pineau,John Costello,Edwin T. Layton The late Admiral Layton, who was the fleet intelligence officer for Admiral Nimitz through out World War II, describes the breakdown in the intelligence process prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, … OL5102602W
Haven Haven Ruth Gruber Ruth Gruber, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, tells about her experiences carrying out a mission to bring one thousand Jewish and Christian refugees from Italy in 1944, an… OL62235W