Battlefire! : combat stories from World War II / Arthur L. Kelly.

Author/creator Kelly, Arthur L., 1925-
Format Book
Publication InfoLexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©1997.
Descriptionxi, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Pearl Harbor, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa : signalman 1st class Lee Ebner, U.S. Navy -- The Bataan Death March and Camp Cabanatuan : corporal Field Reed Jr., tanker, U.S. Army -- Kamikaze attacks in the Pacific : lieutenant John Barrows, aircraft carrier pilot, U.S. Navy -- Monte Pantano, Monte Cassino, and beyond : lieutenant colonel Benjamin Butler, infantryman, U.S. Army -- The air war over Germany and Stalag 17 : sergeant Bernell S. Heaton, B-17 bomber gunner, U.S. Army Air Force -- Normandy, Holland, Bastogne, and Stalag 4B : captain Willis P. McKee, airborne surgeon, U.S. Army -- New Guinea and the Philippines : technician fourth class Thomas W. Murphy, combat medic, U.S. Army -- Normandy and Lorraine : staff sergeant Paul Mudd, infantryman, U.S. Army -- Depth-charge attacks in the Pacific : torpedoman first class Hanly Davis, submariner, U.S. Navy -- Bastogne and Germany : technician third class Robert Haney, radio operator, U.S. Army -- Iwo Jima : Paul and Joe Simms, U.S. Marine Corps, and hometown friends.
General noteWartime experiences of twelve Kentuckians based on interviews the author held with them.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [216]-217) and index.
LCCN 97016930
ISBN0813120349 (alk. paper)