Rabu, 25 April 2018

An American Boy’s World War II Childhood

Too young to serve, the generation that grew up just behind was shaped by war in its own profound, funny, and moving way. The grim headlines from Europe and the Pacific didn’t scare me. I was a mere tadpole of a kid during the early years of World War II, but I had seen enough …

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