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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... diary pages , which yielded the fifty plates in this book . I am grateful for his dedica- tion to this challenging task . I also thank Paul Breslin , Assistant Man- ager of the facility , for his generous attention to the project ...
... diary pages , which yielded the fifty plates in this book . I am grateful for his dedica- tion to this challenging task . I also thank Paul Breslin , Assistant Man- ager of the facility , for his generous attention to the project ...
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... Diary Entry . 98 22. The First National Bank Building . 105 23. Stern and Mann's . 110 24. Carolyn ( Bergold ) Shank - Obituary Picture . 131 25. Night Flight - Pan American Clipper . 164 26. T.S.S. Bremen - North German Lloyd . 27. Diary ...
... Diary Entry . 98 22. The First National Bank Building . 105 23. Stern and Mann's . 110 24. Carolyn ( Bergold ) Shank - Obituary Picture . 131 25. Night Flight - Pan American Clipper . 164 26. T.S.S. Bremen - North German Lloyd . 27. Diary ...
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... Diary Entry for June 23 , 1940 . 374 35. Diary Entry for July 1 , 1940 . 384 36. Cecil's RAF Gunnery Training Notebook . 399 37. S. S. Volendam - Holland - America Line . 420 38. B - 17 Flying Fortress , in Royal Air Force Colors . 436 ...
... Diary Entry for June 23 , 1940 . 374 35. Diary Entry for July 1 , 1940 . 384 36. Cecil's RAF Gunnery Training Notebook . 399 37. S. S. Volendam - Holland - America Line . 420 38. B - 17 Flying Fortress , in Royal Air Force Colors . 436 ...
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... diary , or journal , kept during the early years of the war . The diary is an unusual one , crisply immediate , and bold in details so effectively as- sembled that they draw us , with a sense of distinct authenticity , into the now ...
... diary , or journal , kept during the early years of the war . The diary is an unusual one , crisply immediate , and bold in details so effectively as- sembled that they draw us , with a sense of distinct authenticity , into the now ...
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... diary occurs . Interactive with the history and culture of the city , archival material will yield knowledge of the woman's youth , and of the misfortunes that left her in the settled but unfulfilled state in which we find her as she ...
... diary occurs . Interactive with the history and culture of the city , archival material will yield knowledge of the woman's youth , and of the misfortunes that left her in the settled but unfulfilled state in which we find her as she ...
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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