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BattleFire!: Combat Stories from World War II
Arthur L. Kelly
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Description for BattleFire!: Combat Stories from World War II
Paperback.
" Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941: High on the bridge of the USS West Virginia Sfc. Lee Ebner was looking forward to the end of his watch and a relaxed Sunday morning breakfast. But the two low-flying planes painted with rising sun insignia and bearing down on the ship had other plans for him and his fellow seamen. Ten hours later, at Clark Field in the Philippines, Pfc. Jack Reed felt the brunt of another Japanese air attack and within weeks found himself a part of the gruesome Bataan Death March that was to claim the lives of hundred of ... Read more
" Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941: High on the bridge of the USS West Virginia Sfc. Lee Ebner was looking forward to the end of his watch and a relaxed Sunday morning breakfast. But the two low-flying planes painted with rising sun insignia and bearing down on the ship had other plans for him and his fellow seamen. Ten hours later, at Clark Field in the Philippines, Pfc. Jack Reed felt the brunt of another Japanese air attack and within weeks found himself a part of the gruesome Bataan Death March that was to claim the lives of hundred of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813190105
SKU
V9780813190105
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-32
About Arthur L. Kelly
Col. Arthur L. Kelly (U.S. Army, Ret.), a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, interviewed more than a hundred veterans over the course of a decade for this book. He lives in Springfield, Kentucky.
Reviews for BattleFire!: Combat Stories from World War II
An excellent book. - Military Review ""I salute all of these Kentucky heroes, as well as Kelly, who reminds us of what these old soldiers cannot forget."" - Bob Edwards ""A fascinating collection, all the more because it's a book about people you may have known or certainly knew whence they came. It could have been the boy next door ... Read more