I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK

ISBN: 9781525535970 Géneros: Sinópsis: William Grannetino served in the US navy during World War II From the day he landed on Omaha Beach to the morning he sailed out of the Pacific theatre for the last time he was surrounded by violence trauma death and a comradery unparalleled in civilian life Through the pen of Grannetinos son readers are provided a glimpse of a sailors gutwrenching realities of war as he relates details about littleknown landings that happened ahead of the initial DDay assault and unique facts somehow lost in history Compelling descriptions of street to street fighting in the city of Caen the urgency of rushing military support to the Battle of the Bulge and the terror of Kamikaze attacks in the Pacific transport readers right to the battle zone From the jubilation over the end of hostilities to the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tom Grannetino has captured his fathers stories and crafted an historical and deeply personal account of one mans experiences in the Second World War