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Product Identifiers
PublisherPurdue University Press
ISBN-101557532265
ISBN-139781557532268
eBay Product ID (ePID)1903862
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrom Boston to Berlin : a Journey Through World War II in Images and Words
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicMilitary / World War II, Letters
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Collections, History
AuthorRoland Regan Jr, Christopher Mauriello
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width10.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal940.548173
SynopsisWhen Roland Regan and Frederick Mauriello went off to fight the Germans in World War II, they packed cameras and notepaper and documented their experiences, Roland with photos, Frederick with letters to his family. Roland's photos, developed after the war, never went through Army censorship and show an honest firsthand view of the war from the eyes of an enlisted man. Frederick's letters show a young man's devotion to his family, his good-will, and his growing distrust of military authority. As a whole, this collection is a testimony to the courage, faith, and loyalty of all the men who served during World War II. These priceless documents, presented by their sons in this book, offer readers an intimate glimpse at a unique aspect of the American experience., A documentary and social history of World War II told through the collected photographs and letters of two Massachusetts war veterans, Roland Regan Sr. and Frederick J. Mauriello, Sr. It recreates their remarkably parallel lives from immigrant roots in Boston to their combat experiences., When Roland Regan and Frederick Mauriello went off to fightthe Germans in World War II, they packed cameras and notepaper and documented their experiences, Roland with photos, Frederick with letters to hisfamily. Roland's photos, developed after the war, never went through Armycensorship and show an honest firsthand view of the war from the eyes of anenlisted man. Frederick's letters show a young man's devotion to his family,his good-will, and his growing distrust of military authority. As a whole, thiscollection is a testimony to the courage, faith, and loyalty of all the men whoserved during World War II. These priceless documents, presented by their sons inthis book, offer readers an intimate glimpse at a unique aspect of the Americanexperience.
