Dear Christine, a World War II soldier's war experiences in Europe including the 165 letters he wrote to his wife, Roy Roberts
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Dear Christine, a World War II soldier's war experiences in Europe including the 165 letters he wrote to his wife, Roy Roberts
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eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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illustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
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Dear Christine
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1231456851
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Roy Roberts
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a World War II soldier's war experiences in Europe including the 165 letters he wrote to his wife
Summary
"His book describes meeting Patton, finding Christmas along the battlefield, sleeping in barns, meeting one family in Germany -- a father, mother, their three daughters -- where he was offered haven one evening to sit at an actual table and write another letter to Christine and also learn the whereabouts of three daughters' boyfriends -- they were the enemy, in the German Army. It also describes, days after its liberation, encountering the infamous Dachau concentration camp where hundreds of thousands of Jews were gassed and executed.", Pantagraph
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World War II soldier's war experiences in Europe including the 165 letters he wrote to his wife
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- Biographies
- 1939-1945
- Personal narratives
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Roberts, Roy
- American letters
- World War, (1939-1945)
- Soldiers -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Letters
- Military biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Correspondence
- Personal correspondence
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- Biographies
- 1939-1945
- Personal narratives
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Roberts, Roy
- American letters
- World War, (1939-1945)
- Soldiers -- United States -- Personal narratives
- Letters
- Military biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Correspondence
- Personal correspondence
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