In the Shadow of the Hawk: An Intimate Chronicle of World War II and One Woman's Search for MeaningThis book carries the reader back to the early years of World War II. It is centered on an insightful American woman's daily experience, recorded in her diary from 1939 to 1942, wherein personal reflections and epic thrust yield an intriguing sense of plot. Author Lester Bartson draws on many external sources in order to bring to life the diarist's interesting native city of Canton, Ohio, her subsequent service as a WAC during the liberation of France, and postwar initiatives in Nova Scotia. Bartson uses recently discovered original material to piece together the poignant story of her husband, a Canadian RAF pilot during the First World War. Historical and cultural issues are given perspective by richly interactive notes, a broadly based Introduction, reflective Epilogue, thematic Index, and more than fifty individual illustrations. |
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... Britain were unsparing in their aid with regard to documentation . I am grateful to Mr. Tim Wright , of Military and Personnel Records , Na- tional Archives of Canada , for his resourcefulness in solving anomalies in accessing specific ...
... Britain were unsparing in their aid with regard to documentation . I am grateful to Mr. Tim Wright , of Military and Personnel Records , Na- tional Archives of Canada , for his resourcefulness in solving anomalies in accessing specific ...
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... Britain , where Mrs. J. Myrans of Per- sonnel Management Agency , Royal Air Force . Innsworth , Gloucester , was gracious in her expenditure of time with reference to issues related to Cecil Curry's wartime service . I salute Dorothy ...
... Britain , where Mrs. J. Myrans of Per- sonnel Management Agency , Royal Air Force . Innsworth , Gloucester , was gracious in her expenditure of time with reference to issues related to Cecil Curry's wartime service . I salute Dorothy ...
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... Britain who gra- ciously extended their assistance . Any and all errors or omissions in the finished book are , of course , solely my own . * In closing , I wish to thank my close friends and family , who have supported me through their ...
... Britain who gra- ciously extended their assistance . Any and all errors or omissions in the finished book are , of course , solely my own . * In closing , I wish to thank my close friends and family , who have supported me through their ...
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... Britain , Canada and America , citizens of the hard - pressed democracies expressed their impassioned opinions in letters to local newspapers great and small . Moved by the urgency of the times , they busily ground out journals ...
... Britain , Canada and America , citizens of the hard - pressed democracies expressed their impassioned opinions in letters to local newspapers great and small . Moved by the urgency of the times , they busily ground out journals ...
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... Britain , although curiously not in the United States , the phrase " to Hoover " came to mean using a vacuum cleaner . 37. One of the Hoover's , Frank G. , who worked in the plant himself ( start- ing at 4 cents an hour ) , published a ...
... Britain , although curiously not in the United States , the phrase " to Hoover " came to mean using a vacuum cleaner . 37. One of the Hoover's , Frank G. , who worked in the plant himself ( start- ing at 4 cents an hour ) , published a ...
Contents
Spring 1939 MARCH 11 JUNE 3 | 97 |
Summer 1939 JUNE 30 AUGUST 30 | 163 |
Autumn 1939 SEPTEMBER 1 OCTOBER 2 | 205 |
An Early Winter 1939 OCTOBER 7 DECEMBER 31 | 253 |
Lingering WinterDismal Spring 1940 FEBRUARY 5 MAY 17 | 295 |
Late Spring 1940 THE FALL OF FRANCE MAY 27 JUNE 25 | 345 |
Summer and Autumn 1940 JULY 1 SEPTEMBER 16 | 383 |
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