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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... original source , and this will be traced in the Introduction . I thank her with great enthusiasm . I next direct my attention to Britain , where Mrs. J. Myrans of Per- sonnel Management Agency , Royal Air Force . Innsworth , Gloucester ...
... original source , and this will be traced in the Introduction . I thank her with great enthusiasm . I next direct my attention to Britain , where Mrs. J. Myrans of Per- sonnel Management Agency , Royal Air Force . Innsworth , Gloucester ...
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... original interior that appears of page 257 ( top ) is reprinted by permission of the Jacob family . The selections that appear in the Character Study of Cecil Rhodes Curry are reprinted with permission of the Esther Wright Archives ...
... original interior that appears of page 257 ( top ) is reprinted by permission of the Jacob family . The selections that appear in the Character Study of Cecil Rhodes Curry are reprinted with permission of the Esther Wright Archives ...
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... American Clipper . 164 26. T.S.S. Bremen - North German Lloyd . 27. Diary Entry for September 12 , 1939 . 28. Original Interiors - Bender's Tavern . 213 230 257 29. Diary Entry for October 21 , 1939 . 265 List of Plates.
... American Clipper . 164 26. T.S.S. Bremen - North German Lloyd . 27. Diary Entry for September 12 , 1939 . 28. Original Interiors - Bender's Tavern . 213 230 257 29. Diary Entry for October 21 , 1939 . 265 List of Plates.
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... original volumes were missing . As will be seen in Part Three , the incon- sistencies and false elements of the transcription were initially detected through textual analysis . Conclusions reached during that process were subsequently ...
... original volumes were missing . As will be seen in Part Three , the incon- sistencies and false elements of the transcription were initially detected through textual analysis . Conclusions reached during that process were subsequently ...
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... original sources throughout this book are my own . ) Centuries later , Dante followed the example of Virgil , when he looked back through time , and for- ward as well , during the cosmic progress of The Divine Comedy . In similar manner ...
... original sources throughout this book are my own . ) Centuries later , Dante followed the example of Virgil , when he looked back through time , and for- ward as well , during the cosmic progress of The Divine Comedy . In similar manner ...
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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