Soldiering for freedom : a GI's account of World War II /

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"From school, from basic training, and later from Europe, Obermayer wrote home with vivid descriptions of life in the Army. Reflective and observant, he recorded his views of both the French and German reactions to the American occupation force, race relations among enlisted men, and the proble...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Obermayer, Herman J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2005.
Colección:Texas A & M University military history series ; 98.
Temas:
Obermayer, Herman J. > Correspondence.
Obermayer, Leon > Correspondence.
Obermayer, Julia > Correspondence.
Obermayer, Herman J.
Obermayer, Julia
Obermayer, Leon
United States. > Army. > Combat Engineer Battalion, 1291st.
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
United States. > Army. > Combat Engineer Battalion, 1291st
1939 - 1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Regimental histories > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Western Front.
Military engineers > United States > Correspondence.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire des unités > États-Unis.
Ingénieurs militaires > États-Unis > Correspondance.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military engineers
Regimental histories
Elitetruppe
Trainingsprogramm
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
United States
USA
personal correspondence.
letters (correspondence)
autobiographies (literary works)
Personal narratives
Autobiographies
Personal narratives > American
Personal correspondence
Autobiographies.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives.
Correspondance privée.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The past is prologue
  • Drafted at eighteen
  • Back to college as a soldier
  • Basic training
  • Troopship life in a U-boat zone
  • Awaiting combat in Europe
  • Waging war against the French
  • Paris : glamour city, GI town
  • Germany : occupation army, war crimes tribunal
  • Attending classes as a diplomatic pawn
  • Returning home
  • Map : Sergeant Obermayer's locations in Europe.

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