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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060763418
ISBN-139780060763411
eBay Product ID (ePID)43761883
Product Key Features
Book TitleOne Soldier's Story : a Memoir
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicMilitary / Nuclear Warfare, United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Political
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBob Dole
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-299051
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.5481
Synopsis"A poignant and inspiring memoir. . . . Dole's odyssey of courage and determination can be a guideline to us all."-- Philadelphia Inquirer In his own words, Bob Dole tells his legendary World War II story--a personal odyssey of tremendous courage, sacrifice, and faith In One Soldier's Story, Dole recites the moving, inspirational story of his harrowing experience in World War II, and how he overcame life-threatening injuries long before rising to the top of the U.S. Senate. As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian Alps just two weeks before the end of the war. Trying to pull his radioman to safety during a fire-fight against a fortified German position, Dole was hit with shrapnel across his right shoulder and back. Over the next three years, not expected to survive, he lapsed in and out of a coma, lost a kidney, lost the use of his right arm and most of the feeling in his left arm. But he willed himself to live. Drawing on nearly 300 never-before-seen letters between him and his family during this period, Dole offers a powerful, vivid portrait of one man's struggle to survive in the closing moments of the war. With insight and candor, Dole also focuses on the words, actions, and selfless deeds of countless American heroes with whom he served, including two fellow injured soldiers who later joined him in the Senate, capturing the singular qualities of his generation. He speaks here not as a politician, but as a wounded G.I. who went on to become one of our nation's most respected statesmen. In doing so, he gives us a heartfelt story of uncommon bravery and personal faith-in himself, his fellow man, and a greater power., "A poignant and inspiring memoir. . . . Dole's odyssey of courage and determination can be a guideline to us all."-- Philadelphia Inquirer In his own words, Bob Dole tells his legendary World War II story--a personal odyssey of tremendous courage, sacrifice, and faith In One Soldier's Story , Dole recites the moving, inspirational story of his harrowing experience in World War II, and how he overcame life-threatening injuries long before rising to the top of the U.S. Senate. As a platoon leader in the famed 10th Mountain Division, 21-year-old Bob Dole was gravely wounded on a hill in the Italian Alps just two weeks before the end of the war. Trying to pull his radioman to safety during a fire-fight against a fortified German position, Dole was hit with shrapnel across his right shoulder and back. Over the next three years, not expected to survive, he lapsed in and out of a coma, lost a kidney, lost the use of his right arm and most of the feeling in his left arm. But he willed himself to live. Drawing on nearly 300 never-before-seen letters between him and his family during this period, Dole offers a powerful, vivid portrait of one man's struggle to survive in the closing moments of the war. With insight and candor, Dole also focuses on the words, actions, and selfless deeds of countless American heroes with whom he served, including two fellow injured soldiers who later joined him in the Senate, capturing the singular qualities of his generation. He speaks here not as a politician, but as a wounded G.I. who went on to become one of our nation's most respected statesmen. In doing so, he gives us a heartfelt story of uncommon bravery and personal faith-in himself, his fellow man, and a greater power., Before he became one of America's most respected statesmen, Bob Dole was an average citizen serving heroically for his country. The bravery he showed after suffering near-fatal injuries in the final days of World War II is the stuff of legend. Now, for the first time in his own words, Dole tells the moving story of his harrowing experience on and off the battlefield, and how it changed his life. Speaking here not as a politician but as a wounded G.I., Dole recounts his own odyssey of courage and sacrifice, and also honors the fighting spirit of the countless heroes with whom he served. Heartfelt and inspiring, One Soldier's Story is the World War II chronicle that America has been waiting for.
LC Classification NumberD769.3 10th.D65 2005
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- 03. Mär. 2018
Grateful and Thankful
Ordered this item it came quickly wasn't ripped off on shipping and handling fees where almost 90% of anyone selling items on line screw the people who want or need the items they want but get over-charged in the ship&hand fees. So Thank You I hope to do more business with you in the future God Bless.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 29. Okt. 2019
American Hero
This is a heartwarming story of our Country’s true American World War II Hero and Patriot Bob Dole!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 13. Sep. 2021
EXCELLENT piece, highly recommended
Surprisingly well written, with a personal sensibility. Certainly worth having as a record of what the 10th Mountain is about. Thanks for having it available in this fashion.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 24. Nov. 2020
great
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- 28. Dez. 2021
as above
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