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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... remains a matter of perennially revived interest , because it is recognized as critical to the nature and existence of European and American society in the years since . It is also remembered for 2 In the Shadow of the Hawk.
... remains a matter of perennially revived interest , because it is recognized as critical to the nature and existence of European and American society in the years since . It is also remembered for 2 In the Shadow of the Hawk.
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... Europe , in the Far East , and even in the streets , public halls and churches of America , where she believes that pro - Nazi sentiment is rampant . At the outset . she introduces the figure of a hawk's grim shadow , an image developed ...
... Europe , in the Far East , and even in the streets , public halls and churches of America , where she believes that pro - Nazi sentiment is rampant . At the outset . she introduces the figure of a hawk's grim shadow , an image developed ...
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... journal , and afterward as well . In the Epilogue , we will see her finish the year 1943 as a newly enlisted recruit in the Women's Army Corps . We will learn of her active experience in the European theatre of 10 In the Shadow of the Hawk.
... journal , and afterward as well . In the Epilogue , we will see her finish the year 1943 as a newly enlisted recruit in the Women's Army Corps . We will learn of her active experience in the European theatre of 10 In the Shadow of the Hawk.
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... European theatre of the war . and then see her dismiss the remnants of her life in Canton , and emigrate from Ohio to Canada . Our reconstruction will proceed eventfully as we follow evidence found along the trails of oral history ...
... European theatre of the war . and then see her dismiss the remnants of her life in Canton , and emigrate from Ohio to Canada . Our reconstruction will proceed eventfully as we follow evidence found along the trails of oral history ...
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... Europe . 2. Canton , 1805-1939 Canton in 1939 was still a young city , but probably did not seem so to Josephine , since its history up to that time had been full , and its growth intense . The city's origins lay 134 years earlier , in ...
... Europe . 2. Canton , 1805-1939 Canton in 1939 was still a young city , but probably did not seem so to Josephine , since its history up to that time had been full , and its growth intense . The city's origins lay 134 years earlier , in ...
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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