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    The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater
    The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater
    The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater
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    The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater

    Written by Matthew A. Rozell

    Narrated by Sean Runnette and Hillary Huber

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    About this audiobook

    At the height of World War II, LOOK Magazine profiled a small American community for a series of articles portraying it as the wholesome, patriotic model of life on the home front. Decades later, author Matthew A. Rozell tracks down over thirty survivors who fought the war in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the surrender at Tokyo Bay. The book resurrects firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood, of captivity and redemption, and the aftermath of a war that left no American community unscathed. Here are the stories that the magazine could not tell, from a vanishing generation speaking to America today. It is up to us to remember-for our own sakes, as much as theirs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 2, 2017
    ISBN9781541471252
    The Things Our Fathers Saw: The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation from Hometown, USA - Voices of the Pacific Theater

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    • 5/5
      This was a great book I love the personalize Stories every man is a hero. They should never be forgotten
    • 5/5
      Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his brothers, his country which in our case (USA) is the love and enjoyment of a free life for me, for you, for us. Thank you.
    • 4/5
      In the 1980s-1990s, high school history teacher Matthew A. Rozell assigned a project to his students to interview WWII veterans. The accounts are from people who lived in the area surrounding Glen Falls, New York, which he calls “Hometown USA.” The results from this assignment, along with the author’s additional research, have been compiled into a book. This volume highlights “voices from the Pacific” and contains veterans’ stories from Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Midway, Corregidor, Guadalcanal, Burma, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Peleliu, Okinawa, and prisoners of war in various locations.

      It is told in chronological order and focuses on the experience of front-line soldiers. Two women, a nurse and an administrator, are also included. It vividly portrays the horrors of war. The primary drawback is the structure. I listened to the audio and at times it was difficult to figure out when the author was breaking into the individual veteran’s account. I am glad these personal narratives have been documented and preserved for history. I listened to it on a driving trip, and it kept my interest throughout.