Merriam Press World War 2 Biography Series. A Year in the Life of an Infantryman. These letters were written between February 23, 1943, and March 25, 1944, a harrowing thirteen-month period during which the author's father, H.A. Lowery, traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to two continents and three countries, participated in two armed invasions of Hitler's Festung Europa (Fortress Europe), was severely wounded and nearly crippled by enemy fire, and lay in a hospital for four months. The author provides extensive background and commentary to put the letters in perspective for the reader. 12 photos, 5 illustrations, footnotes, bibliography.
- ISBN13 9781435755451
- Publish Date 7 August 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 182
- Language English