In the Shadow of the Hawk: An Intimate Chronicle of World War II and One Woman's Search for MeaningThis book carries the reader back to the early years of World War II. It is centered on an insightful American woman's daily experience, recorded in her diary from 1939 to 1942, wherein personal reflections and epic thrust yield an intriguing sense of plot. Author Lester Bartson draws on many external sources in order to bring to life the diarist's interesting native city of Canton, Ohio, her subsequent service as a WAC during the liberation of France, and postwar initiatives in Nova Scotia. Bartson uses recently discovered original material to piece together the poignant story of her husband, a Canadian RAF pilot during the First World War. Historical and cultural issues are given perspective by richly interactive notes, a broadly based Introduction, reflective Epilogue, thematic Index, and more than fifty individual illustrations. |
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Page v
... Late Spring , 1940 : The Fall of France : May 27 - June 25 Summer and Autumn , 1940 : July 1 - September 16 345 383 VIII Autumn , 1940 : September 22 - November 26 433 IX New Directions : November 5 , 1941 - July 30 , 1942 483 Epilogue ...
... Late Spring , 1940 : The Fall of France : May 27 - June 25 Summer and Autumn , 1940 : July 1 - September 16 345 383 VIII Autumn , 1940 : September 22 - November 26 433 IX New Directions : November 5 , 1941 - July 30 , 1942 483 Epilogue ...
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... late 1930's and early 1940's interfaces in this book with the initial stages of World War II . In response to my many enquiries and suggestions , she provided a rich variety of documentary material . Her enthusiastic effort measurably ...
... late 1930's and early 1940's interfaces in this book with the initial stages of World War II . In response to my many enquiries and suggestions , she provided a rich variety of documentary material . Her enthusiastic effort measurably ...
Page xii
... late in this book , and note their " wagging tails and honest eyes , " their " courage and unguessed - at loyalties . " Marblehead , Autumn , 2003 Credits All quotations from Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry are from COL- LECTED POEMS ...
... late in this book , and note their " wagging tails and honest eyes , " their " courage and unguessed - at loyalties . " Marblehead , Autumn , 2003 Credits All quotations from Edna St. Vincent Millay's poetry are from COL- LECTED POEMS ...
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... late night conversations about the war , over scotches and Guinness , and sample the atmosphere of meals at home , or visits with company , who arrive to share fast melting ice cream brought straight from the market . We receive ...
... late night conversations about the war , over scotches and Guinness , and sample the atmosphere of meals at home , or visits with company , who arrive to share fast melting ice cream brought straight from the market . We receive ...
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... late expression of the epic tendency that we shall observe when Josephine makes her first journal entries during the distant spring of 1939 . Part Two : The Setting — Canton , Ohio , 1805-1939 This part explores the spatial and temporal ...
... late expression of the epic tendency that we shall observe when Josephine makes her first journal entries during the distant spring of 1939 . Part Two : The Setting — Canton , Ohio , 1805-1939 This part explores the spatial and temporal ...
Contents
Spring 1939 MARCH 11 JUNE 3 | 97 |
Summer 1939 JUNE 30 AUGUST 30 | 163 |
Autumn 1939 SEPTEMBER 1 OCTOBER 2 | 205 |
An Early Winter 1939 OCTOBER 7 DECEMBER 31 | 253 |
Lingering WinterDismal Spring 1940 FEBRUARY 5 MAY 17 | 295 |
Late Spring 1940 THE FALL OF FRANCE MAY 27 JUNE 25 | 345 |
Summer and Autumn 1940 JULY 1 SEPTEMBER 16 | 383 |
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