Always, Ian The Discovered Journey of Ian Morrison Smith in WWII |
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| Author:
| Hopper, |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9898164-0-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Pat Smith Hopper
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.50 |
Book Description:
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"Not a man cheered. But we were all joyous." From a fragment of a letter home, these few words described the feelings of a U.S. soldier at the breakout of the Allies into the last great Po Valley battle of WWII in Italy. Ian Morrison Smith's letters home told little of the battles. They reflect the heart, loneliness and character of one soldier during this epic war for freedom. Ian, Dad, fought in Italy till VE Day and was shipped to occupy Japan shortly after the atomic bombs were...
More Description"Not a man cheered. But we were all joyous." From a fragment of a letter home, these few words described the feelings of a U.S. soldier at the breakout of the Allies into the last great Po Valley battle of WWII in Italy. Ian Morrison Smith's letters home told little of the battles. They reflect the heart, loneliness and character of one soldier during this epic war for freedom. Ian, Dad, fought in Italy till VE Day and was shipped to occupy Japan shortly after the atomic bombs were dropped.
Ian, Dad, remained an Australian citizen throughout the whole war--his U.S naturalization papers never catching up with many changes in APO's.