Mother of the company : Sgt. Percy M. Smith's World War II reflections /
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 st...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 273 pages : illustrations ; $ 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781648430664 164843066X |