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A young sailor at war : the World War II letters of William R. Catton Jr. / edited by Theodore Catto...

A young sailor at war : the World War II letters of Wil...

A young sailor at war : the World War II letters of William R. Catton Jr. / edited by Theodore Catto...

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A young sailor at war : the World War II letters of William R. Catton Jr. / edited by Theodore Catton.

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Full title

A young sailor at war : the World War II letters of William R. Catton Jr. / edited by Theodore Catton.

Publisher

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2020]

Call Numbers

G 2020/2770

Record Identifier

74VKadPO7oqA

MMS ID

991024317389702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xiv, 246 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois -- Naval Air Technical Training Center, Navy Pier, Chicago -- Naval Air Gunners School, Hollywood, Florida -- Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia -- USS Ticonderoga, the first voyage -- USS Ticonderoga, the second voyage.

Publication information

Publisher

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2020]

Place of Publication

Ohio

Date Published

[2020]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

"While a number of published collections of World War II letters are available to readers, few rise to the level of war literature. But A Young Sailor at War: The World War II Letters of William R. Catton Jr. is remarkable for the narrative skill, exuberance, and candor of its letter writer, and for his youthful but thoughtful commentary. Edited by...

Alternative Titles

Full title

A young sailor at war : the World War II letters of William R. Catton Jr. / edited by Theodore Catton.

Portion of title

World War II letters of William R. Catton Jr.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographic references (pages 217-241) and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2020

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/2770

Record Identifier

74VKadPO7oqA

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadPO7oqA

Other Identifiers

ISBN

1606353934 hardcover

9781606353936 hardcover

DDC

940.5426

MMS ID

991024317389702626

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