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portada World War II: The Diary of Joe B. McCall
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
406
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
27.9x21.6x2.4 cm
ISBN13
9781938186141

World War II: The Diary of Joe B. McCall

Mccall, Jolene (Author) · Hori-Son Press · Hardcover

World War II: The Diary of Joe B. McCall - McCall, Jolene

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Synopsis "World War II: The Diary of Joe B. McCall"

World War II: The Diary of S/Sgt. Joe B. McCall is a deeply personal account of the war as lived by one young American airman and the generation he served alongside. Based on McCall's original wartime diary, the book follows his journey from small-town America through stateside training and overseas combat operations in England. Interwoven with historical context and photographs, the narrative captures not only the danger of aerial warfare, but the emotional cost carried by those who served and those left behind. This work preserves the voice of one man while honoring the shared sacrifice of an entire generation. "A lot of folks back home didn't want us in the war. I can understand that. No sane person wants war. But after Pearl Harbor, it wasn't a question of want, it was survival. If we hadn't pushed back, if we had let the enemy keep spreading their poison across Europe and the Pacific, they would've brought that fight straight to our shores. And the world we were all trying to get back to wouldn't have been worth much if we had not stood up to defend it.Freedom isn't free. That's not a slogan. I've watched it being paid for, one mission at a time, by men with names and faces, and hometowns just the same as mine. I am lucky. I get to go home. But I'll carry this with me for the rest of my life, and I hope, when people talk about this war, they remember not just the headlines, but the quiet courage it took to keep flying through it."

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