Name/Title
Mother of the CompanyEntry/Object ID
2023.96.1Description
The letters of Sgt. Percy Smith, a World War II soldier, and his memories as an aging veteran reveal how military training, wartime, and occupation brought out strengths, vulnerabilities, and changing judgments about fellow soldiers, military leadership, the enemy population, and home. Capturing the story of a common enlisted man from embarkation to discharge, the letters and stories in Mother of the Company: Sgt. Percy M. Smith's World War II Reflections also provide an intimate window conveying his feelings for his wife, though tempered in expression as well as subject to censorship. The letters add depth to the story of this soldier, and they expand the narrative to capture more of the experience of all veterans who felt at risk and needed comfort during and after the war.Collection
LibraryBook Details
Author
Percy M. SmithEditor
Philip M. SmithPublisher
Texas A&M University PressPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
College Station, TX
Charleston, SCDate Published
circa 2022Call No.
D811 .S58224 2002ISBN
9781648430664LCCN
2022021591