
Home Front to Battlefront
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Home Front to Battlefront contributes the rich details of one soldier's experience to the broader literature on World War II. Lavin's adventures, in turn disarming and sobering, will appeal to general readers, veterans, educators, and students of the war. As a history, the book offers insight into the wartime career of a Jewish Ohioan in the military, from enlistment to training through overseas deployment. As a biography, it reflects the emotions and the role of the individual in a total war effort that is all too often thought of as a machine war in which human soldiers were merely interchangeable cogs.
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"If you like American history, or military history, or just a good narrative yarn, do check out Home Front to Battlefront." "These singular letters and the keen curation of them are well worth anyone's reading." (Ohio Today) "A must-read for everyone exploring the wartime experiences of soldiers on the western front." (H-War, H-Net Reviews) "We sometimes forget that the US Army was, and is, essentially a force of teenagers ... who are required to grapple with the exigencies of combat even as they are attempting to grapple with adulthood." (From the foreword by Henry Kissinger) "Carl Lavin's combined letters and memoir are an invaluable contribution to the literature on the American G.I.'s experiences in World War II."More details
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- Intro
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on the Text
- Part I: Before Combat
- Introduction
- 1. From Canton to Miami and Enlistment: (December 1941-May 1943)
- 2. Texas: (May-October 1943)
- 3. Queens College, New York City: (November 1943-March 1944)
- 4. Mississippi: (March-October 1944)
- 5. Britain: (November-December 1944)
- Part II: In the War
- A Note on US army Organization
- 6. The Battle of the Bulge: (December 1944-February 1945)
- 7. The Battle of the Roer: (February-March 1945)
- 8. The Battle of the Rhine: (April-May 1945)
- Part III: After the War
- 9. Heidelberg and Hamelin Occupation: (May-June 1945)
- 10. Mannheim, Gmund, and Lauda Occupation: (June-September 1945)
- 11. Reims Occupation and Home: (October-December 1945)
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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