Isbn: 9781585444304 - soldiering for freedom: a gi's account of world war ii (22 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Only a small percentage of the sixteen million servicemen called up during World War II saw front-line service. For the others, war involved training, reinforcement depots, tedious assignments, and lots of waiting. Herman J. Obermayer was one of those who earned a combat star without ever coming close enough to a battlefront to hear or see booming guns. Nonetheless, his letters then, and his reflection on them now, reveal important aspects of the war and the wartime world. From school, from basic training, and later from Europe, Obermayer wrote home with vivid descriptions of life in the Army. Reflective and observant, he recorded his views of both French and German reactions to the American occupation force, race relations among enlisted men, and the problems of supplying the troops as they crossed Europe after the Normandy invasion. One of the few people alive today to have seen Herman Goering, Rudolf Hess, and other leaders of Third Reich, Obermayer wrote compellingly about the Nazis on trial at Nuremberg, describing Goering's leadership qualities when stripped of the symbols of rank. A Jew himself, Obermayer explained his reactions at the trials when he witnessed the first documentary confirmation that six million Jews had been killed in the Holocaust. He knew and wrote about the official U.S. Army hangman at Nuremberg. Readers will find in Obermayer's letters and connective commentary a welcome tendency to look for what went on beneath the surface, a challenging view of how his experiences cast light on today's politics and issues, and an engrossingly human story of war behind the lines.…

Condizione: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Only a small percentage of the sixteen million servicemen called up during World War II saw front-line service. For the others, war involved training, reinforcement depots, tedious assignments, and lots of waiting. Herman J. Obermayer was one of those who earned a combat star without ever coming close enough to a battlefront to hear or see booming guns. Nonetheless, his letters then, and his reflection on them now, reveal important aspects of the war and the wartime world. From school, from basic training, and later from Europe, Obermayer wrote home with vivid descriptions of life in the Army. Reflective and observant, he recorded his views of both French and German reactions to the American occupation force, race relations among enlisted men, and the problems of supplying the troops as they crossed Europe after the Normandy invasion. One of the few people alive today to have seen Herman Goering, Rudolf Hess, and other leaders of Third Reich, Obermayer wrote compellingly about the Nazis on trial at Nuremberg, describing Goering's leadership qualities when stripped of the symbols of rank. A Jew himself, Obermayer explained his reactions at the trials when he witnessed the first documentary confirmation that six million Jews had been killed in the Holocaust. He knew and wrote about the official U.S. Army hangman at Nuremberg. Readers will find in Obermayer's letters and connective commentary a welcome tendency to look for what went on beneath the surface, a challenging view of how his experiences cast light on today's politics and issues, and an engrossingly human story of war behind the lines.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Condizione: Very Good. Signed Copy . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage.

Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Cloth. Fine in dustjacket.; 8vo.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Top corner of front cover curled/bumped inward. ; Illus. , memoir of the 1291st Combat Engineer Battalion, WWII; 324 pages.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Condizione: Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage. TLS laid in.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. SIGNED, inscribed, and dated 'For Werner, with whom I share core values' by the author on the first free endpaper (signature only). Stated 1st edition, no number line (1st printing). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 344 p. Contains: Illustrations. Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History, 98. Audience: General/trade. Dust jacket has faint edgewear. Book is as new except for a small ding in the top of the front board. A memoir of World War II by the late Rhineland Campaign Star-winning GI and later journalist, author of 'Jews in the News: British and American Newspaper Articles about Jews 1665 through 1800' and 'Rehnquist M: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the US'. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: VG. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG. Hardcover stated first edition with scant shelfwear; a crisp, attractive copy. Not a former library copy. .

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. For sale a signed copy of Soldiering For Freedom: A GI's Account of World War II by Herman J. Obermayer. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. First edition. Book and jacket both in near fine condition in brodart protected jacket cover. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. For sale a signed copy of Soldiering For Freedom: A GI's Account of World War II by Herman J. Obermayer. Signed by author on front free endpaper. First edition. Book and jacket both in near fine condition in brodart protected jacket cover. Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. A superb copy, clean and unmarked.

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hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.