Forgotten Heroes of World War II: Personal Accounts of Ordinary Soldiers

By Thomas E. Simmons

Book Overview

World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. Much has been written of the generals, campaigns, and battles of the war, but it was young, ordinary American kids who held our freedom in their hands as they fought for liberty across the globe. Forgotten Heroes of World War II offers a personal understanding of what was demanded of these young heroes through the stories of rank-and-file individuals who served in the navy, marines, army, air corps, and merchant marine in all theaters of the war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589799631
• ISBN13: 9781589799639
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Fourteen intensely personal perspectives

Compiled and edited by Thomas E. Simmons, Forgotten Heroes Of World War II: Personal Accounts Of Ordinary Soldiers offers contemporary readers with fourteen intensely personal perspectives of individual rank-and-file soldiers, aviators, and seamen who were quite ordinary people thrown into the extraordinary and often horrific demands of World War II combat. Of special interest is "The Diary Of Tarao Kawaguchi" which relates the perspective of a Japanese soldier stationed in Saipan during 1944. Also of interest is concluding chapter "The Home Front". Their strength and valor are commemorated in this moving, compelling, informative, and highly recommended contribution to the growing library of World War II military histories.