Home front soldier : the story of a G.I. and his Italian-American family during World War II / Richa...
Home front soldier : the story of a G.I. and his Italian-American family during World War II / Richa...
Home front soldier : the story of a G.I. and his Italian-American family during World War II / Richard Aquila.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1999.
Call Numbers
N940.548173/13
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Introduction: "What Did You Do in the War, Pop?" -- Pt. 2. Letters from a GI on the Home Front, 1944-1946 -- Pt. 3. Epilogue: "So Long and God Bless You All"
Publication information
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
While other collections of letters and memoirs from World War II have dealt with upper-class individuals, officers, or college-educated people, Home Front Soldier is the first to explore the life of an ordinary, working-class, first-generation American. This gripping story of a young soldier, Philip L. Aquila, and his Italian American family during...
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Full title
Home front soldier : the story of a G.I. and his Italian-American family during World War II / Richard Aquila.
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Notes
General note
Letters written by Philip L. Aquila to his family, addressed to his sister, Mary.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-274) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c1999.
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Call Numbers
N940.548173/13
Record Identifier
74VvWAxwKqPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvWAxwKqPX
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ISBN
0791440761 (pb : alk. paper)
9780791440759 (hc : alk. paper)
0791440753 (hc : alk. paper)
9780791440766 (pb : alk. paper)
DDC
940.548173
MMS ID
991012045429702626
