Research for a Military Writer
Submitted by kevinmweeks on January 2, 2012 - 07:38by Ann DeWitt
Army
Remembering 2011 - Veterans' Radio with Dale Throneberry
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 1, 2012 - 20:08
Hi everyone,
Be sure to listen to Veterans Radio Program, December 31, 2011 -- a 2011 restrospective. It includes a segment on the Sons & Daughters of Iwo Jima. Note the great support Dale gives MWSA.
Listening to the Voice of Reason as a Military Writer
Submitted by kevinmweeks on January 1, 2012 - 15:30by Ann DeWitt
Imagine before the first book is distributed by Ingram Book Company that an historian slams a novel based solely on the subject matter. Now, imagine that you later find out that the goal of said historian is to "put 19th Century American slaves back in their rightful place in American Civil War military history." Finally, imagine that the first young adult to read the same book receives an "A" on a school book report.
Alan's Letters
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 1, 2012 - 01:16Title: Alan's Letters
Author: Nancy Rial
Genre: Military, Army
Reviewer: jim greenwald
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 0982270003
This is a personal chronicle of a teen soldier in WWII from basic training to his adventures across northern France on the front lines as a member of the Fifth Division, part of Patton's Third Army. Using all primary sources from the historical period, the book is attractively designed in beautiful color. The letters from Alan to his family represent all the young soldiers' voices when he expresses a yearning for a normal life again and appreciation of all that he has had as a youth growing up in America. For young adults and up.
Author(s) Mentioned:
Rial, Nancy
Still Standing: The Story of SSG John Kriesel
Submitted by Joyce Faulkner on January 1, 2012 - 01:06Title: Still Standing: The Story of SSG John Kriesel
Author: Jim Kosmo and John Kriesel
Genre: Military, Army
Reviewer: John R. R. Faulkner
ISBN (links go to the MWSA Amazon store): 1592983375
When SSG John Kriesel lost his legs and two buddies in a roadside bomb explosion, no one expected him to survive. He died three times on the operating table. Miracles, a lot of miracles, starting with a few grunts who refused to let him die in Iraq, ripped the young warrior from the grip of death and sent him on to four hospitals, thirty-five surgeries, and months of recovery and rehabilitation. Medical miracles put his body back together, but it was an incredible confluence of angels at every step along the way that breathed life into his shattered body.
This is not just another war story. This is the story of an ordinary young man who overcame extraordinary challenges with a lot of help from others, including many strangers and he emerged stronger and more in love with his country, his wife, his children, and ultimately, his own life.
Author(s) Mentioned:
Kosmo, Jim
Kriesel, John