Archives of memory : a soldier recalls World War II / Alice M. & Howard S. Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Alice M., 1929- author.

Hoffman, Howard S., 1925-2006, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.

Soldiers--United States--Biography.

Soldiers.

Oral history.

United States. Army--Biography.

United States.

Hoffman, Howard S., 1925-2006.

Hoffman, Howard S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [1990]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""Tell me about the war"" -- these words launched a ten-year project in oral history by a husband-and-wife team. Howard Hoffman fought in World War II from Cassino to the Elbe as a mortar crewman and a forward observer. His war experiences are of intrinsic interest to readers who seek a foot soldier's view of those historic events. But the principal purpose of this study was to explore the bounds of memory, to gauge its accuracy and its stability over time, and to determine the effects of various efforts to enhance it. Alice Hoffman, a historian, initiated the study because she recognized the

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Foreword by Forrest C. Pogue; Foreword by Charles T. Morrissey; Introduction; Biographical Note on Howard S. Hoffman; 1. A Psychological Overview of Memory; 2. Stateside Experiences: First Recall Document; 3. Stateside Experiences: Analysis of Memories; 4. The Italian Campaign: First Recall Document; 5. The Italian Campaign: Analysis of Memories; 6. From Southern France to the Elbe: First Recall Document; Plate Section; 7. From Southern France to the Elbe: Analysis of Memories; 8. War's End and Return to Civilian Life: First Recall Document

9. War's End and Return to Civilian Life: Analysis of MemoriesConclusion; Appendices; Appendix 1. The Italian Campaign: Second Recall Document; Appendix 2. Daily Log, Company C, Third Chemical Mortar Battalion; Appendix 3. Combat Units Supported by Hoffman's Company; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9249-8

0-8131-3343-2

0-8131-4932-0

OCLC:

555395676