Little Minnesota in World War II
Adventure Publications, Incorporated (Verlag)
978-1-59193-553-7 (ISBN)
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Market: People who grew up in and/or live in small towns like the ones featured in this book, as well as history buffs and anyone with an interest in World War II
Combines local history with World War II nostalgia, creating a stirring sense of patriotism
Profiles and stories of 140 men from tiny Minnesota towns who lost their lives during World War II
Personal looks at real-life American heroes, including photographs from the war, scans of actual letters home, journal excerpts, award citations, and shared family memories
Serves as a good primer on the history of the war, with accounts from Pearl Harbor, the Pacific, the Invasion of Normandy, and beyond
Little Minnesota, the book that inspired this follow-up, sold more than 12,000 copies
Jill A. Johnson grew up in the Minnesota towns of Strandquist, population 69, and Karlstad, population 760. In 2007, her father returned from a 50th class reunion for the first class he taught in Strandquist. His comment that “all the tiny towns would be gone in a few years,” sent Jill and her husband, Deane L. Johnson, on a journey across Minnesota to write Little Minnesota. When researching the state’s smallest towns, the Johnsons were astounded at the number of men who died in World War II. They both grew up listening to stories of uncles and family friends who served in World War II, a war in strange lands, unknown to many in rural Minnesota. Little Minnesota in World War II tells the story of the men who died in the war in a heroic effort to defeat Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Emperor Hirohito. Jill, a retired physical therapist, lives with Deane, a retired physician, photographer, writer, and musician, and their beagle, Kallie, the namesake of Beagle Books, the bookstore they founded in Park Rapids in 2001.
How to Use This Book
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Map of Soldiers from Little Minnesota Lost in the European Theater
Map of Soldiers from Little Minnesota Lost in the Pacific Theater
Soldiers from Little Minnesota Lost in World War II
Other Wartime Casualties from Little Minnesota
Military Unit Sizes, Ranks and Command Hierarchies
Sources
Photo Credits
Index of Soldiers Lost from Little Minnesota
About the Authors
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.02.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Color and B&W photographs throughout; maps throughout |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 248 mm |
| Gewicht | 544 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59193-553-9 / 1591935539 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59193-553-7 / 9781591935537 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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