War makes men of boys : a soldier's World War II / Katherine I. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Katherine, 1959-

Series:

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 140.

Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--United States--Biography.

Soldiers.

World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Illinois--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

United States. Army--Infantry--Biography.

United States.

Miller, Joe T. (Joe Ted), 1925-2006.

Miller, Joe T.

Miller, Joe T. (Joe Ted), 1925-2006--Correspondence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hundreds of novels have been written about young men coming of age in war. And millions of young men have, in fact, come of age in combat. This is the story of Joe Ted (Bud) Miller, as told by his daughter, based on the daily letters he wrote to his family in 1944 and 1945. Bud's journalistic skills show in his letters and fill his reports with a wealth of objective detail, as well as articulate reflections on his feelings about his experiences. Katherine I. Miller, a communication scholar, brings to her father's letters-which form the centerpiece of the book-her scholarly training in

Contents:

Prologue: a box full of letters

Bud joins the army

Bud goes to war

Family and fatherhood

Buddies and girlfriends

Work and bureaucracy

Public and private morality

Epilogue: a reluctant member of the greatest generation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-774-1

1-299-05203-7

OCLC:

830022812