| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 273 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Series |
Williams-Ford Texas A & M military history series |
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Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series.
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| Contents |
En Route to the European Theater -- The Rhineland Campaign -- The Ardennes-Alsace Campaign -- The Central Europe Campaign -- Postwar Occupation -- The Four-Star Visitor -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Record of Events: From Sergeant Smith's Morning Reports, October 1944-December 1945 -- Notes -- Recommended Reading |
| Summary |
"The letters of Sgt. Percy Smith, a World War II soldier, and his memories as an aging veteran reveal how military training, wartime, and occupation brought out strengths, vulnerabilities, and changing judgments about fellow soldiers, military leadership, the enemy population, and home. Capturing the story of a common enlisted man from embarkation to discharge, the letters and stories in Mother of the Company: Sgt. Percy M. Smith's World War II Reflections also provide an intimate window conveying his feelings for his wife, though tempered in expression as well as subject to censorship. The letters add depth to the story of this soldier, and they expand the narrative to capture more of the experience of all veterans who felt at risk and needed comfort during and after the war"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 07, 2022) |
| Subject |
Smith, Percy M., 1914-1985 -- Correspondence
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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Armed Forces -- Non-commissioned officers
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Military campaigns
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Non-commissioned officers -- Correspondence
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| Subject |
United States
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Western Front (World War (1939-1945))
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| Genre/Form |
personal correspondence.
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Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence
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Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence.
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Personal narratives.
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Correspondance privée.
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Récits personnels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, Philip M. (Philip Matthew), editor.
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| LC no. |
2022021591 |
| ISBN |
9781648430671 |
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1648430678 |
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