David A. Kronick

Soldier without Arms

A Providential Tourist in World War II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In A Soldier Without Arms, author David A. Kronick describes his experiences as a World War II Medical Supply Officer at station hospitals in the United States, England, France, and Germany. The author's personal accounts provide a unique and fascinating firsthand view of the dominant historical event of the 20th century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780761831914
• ISBN-10: 0761831916
• Artikelnr.: 22332717

Autorenporträt

David A. Kronick is Emeritus Library Director of the University of Texas at San Antonio's Health Science Center Library.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 A Personal History
Chapter 3 Induction into the U.S. Army
Chapter 4 Basic Training
Chapter 5 Becoming an Officer
Chapter 6 Camp Livingston, Louisiana
Chapter 7 The Advance Party to England
Chapter 8 The Hospital at Hermitage, England
Chapter 9 London at War
Chapter 10 The Hospital at Lydiard Park
Chapter 11 Serving as a Prisoner of War Hospital
Chapter 12 A Short Course at Cambridge University
Chapter 13 The Advance Party to France
Chapter 14 The Hospital at Etampes, April-July, 1945
Chapter 15 The Hospital at Karlsruhe, August-December, 1945
Chapter 16 A Trip to Berchtesgaden
Chapter 17 Redeployment and Returning to Civilian Life
Chapter 18 References