Based on the story of a dog who found his way onto an American ship during World War II.

Two marines share their experiences of serving in Afghanistan and dealing with the shock of returning home to civil society. The Marines of First Battalion, Ninth Marines earned their macabre moniker “The Walking Dead” in the Vietnam War. Into Helmand with the Walking Dead follows the experiences of two Marine infantrymen from 1/9 fighting in Afghanistan. Following the 11 September attacks in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom catalyzed the longest war in United States history. The lives of thousands of Afghans, Americans, and many others were forever altered due to the ensuing war. The book is a brutally honest portrayal of life and death in the Marine infantry both at war in Afghanistan and upon returning to the home front, where issues of reintegration and suicide become a reality. This is the tale of the young Americans who became infantrymen and conducted America’s foreign policy in its most ruthless and straightforward manner. But war, in and of itself, is only playing a small part. The culture and environment from which they reentered civil society would leave them uncertain, and confused as to the cataclysm they had just left. This book is a testimony to their experience and the legacy of war on their generation.

Seaman recruit Roberta Weston's first days at Navy boot camp are a nightmare of police whistles, roll calls, unshined shoes and lonely nights. But she quickly learns to sort things out, organize her locker and keep her place in line. Six weeks later, her Oxfords gleaming, she's a full-fledged Navy woman. Her status as an adult is also assured by a surprising insight: she is a lesbian, and the Navy is a racist and homophobic institution.

During World War II, Chellis N. Evanson, history professor at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, published Scuttlebutt, a newsletter to circulate news and addresses for the former Luther students who were serving in the military around the world. In return, the students sent information about their whereabouts and, to the extent that military censorship allowed, descriptions of their activities. This edition of letters and photographs from that collection provides a unique insight into the lives of men and women serving in World War II. Under normal circumstances, these men would have been living the lives of typical college students: studying for exams, preparing for a ball game, or trying to build up courage to ask the woman next to them in class out on a date. Instead, they were diving for cover from German artillery barrages or attempting to shoot down Japanese kamikaze pilots before their own ship was destroyed. The letters in this first of two volumes detail the soldiers' pre-deployment status, first duty assignments, duty abroad, and their return from overseas. Providing a glimpse of what soldiers experienced in World War II, this collection is a valuable historical resource and a testament to the commitment of war veterans.

During World War II, Chellis N. Evanson, history professor at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, published Scuttlebutt, a newsletter to circulate news and addresses for the former Luther students who were serving in the military around the world. In return, the students sent information about their whereabouts and, to the extent that military censorship allowed, descriptions of their activities. This edition of letters and photographs from that collection provides a unique insight into the lives of men and women serving in World War II. Under normal circumstances, these men would have been living the lives of typical college students: studying for exams, preparing for a ball game, or trying to build up courage to ask the woman next to them in class out on a date. Instead, they were diving for cover from German artillery barrages or attempting to shoot down Japanese kamikaze pilots before their own ship was destroyed. The letters in this first of two volumes detail the soldiers' pre-deployment status, first duty assignments, duty abroad, and their return from overseas. Providing a glimpse of what soldiers experienced in World War II, this collection is a valuable historical resource and a testament to the commitment of war veterans.

Contains data about more than 1000 volumes written or translated to English since 1939. Indexes provide both the geographical setting of each volume and its thematic focus.

For Christmas of 1988 my wife, Doris, and our children Ronn, Carolyn and Phyllis gave me a tape recorder in order that I might record my story of the war. So during the winter of 1989, I taped the story of my experiences of the time leading up to World War II and the time I spent as a Destroyer Escort Sonar Man in the Navy. My story ended up being 22 ninety-minute tapes. Over the course of 4 months during the winter of 2011-12, Erma Akey, my sister-in-law, transcribed my story using these tapes. My daughter, Phyllis Akey Gregg and her husband, K.T. (Tom) Gregg, edited this story. Thanks go to Erma, Phyllis and Tom for the time they spent on my memoirs of WWII. Additional thanks goes to my granddaughter, Cynthia Kiesel, and her sister-in-law, Janet Kiesel, for designing and publishing this book.