Lines of Battle : Letters from American Servicemen, 1941-1945

Written from every theater of World War II, by men in every branch and rank of the armed forces, the letters in this collection paint a deeply personal picture of a very special war. Eloquent and unforgettable, they range from a marine¹s achingly beautiful letter to his infant daughter to a corporal¹s account of landing with the first wave at Normandy, from the letters of such celebrated figures as William Halsey, George Patton, and John F. Kennedy, to the last message tapped out by a sergeant on Corregidor before the surrender. The grind of military life and the desperation of battle are all here. These letters are as close to the Œtruth¹ about war as those who have never been under enemy fire can possible get.Tapert, Annette is the author of 'Lines of Battle : Letters from American Servicemen, 1941-1945', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756751982 and ISBN 0756751985.