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 16
... reports of their conversations and opinions . Members of her own social circle and visitors to her dental office , some of them prominent figures in Canton , but most of them ordinary souls , appear to nest conversation and exchange of ...
... reports of their conversations and opinions . Members of her own social circle and visitors to her dental office , some of them prominent figures in Canton , but most of them ordinary souls , appear to nest conversation and exchange of ...
Page 45
... reports for both 1900 and 1910 list none in the column headed " non living . " City Directories from the year of Josephine's birth in 1902 , through 1927 , indicate that the Bergold's lived in a series of rented quarters , most of which ...
... reports for both 1900 and 1910 list none in the column headed " non living . " City Directories from the year of Josephine's birth in 1902 , through 1927 , indicate that the Bergold's lived in a series of rented quarters , most of which ...
Page 48
... reports for both 1900 and 1910 state that Joseph Bergold and his family rent . 58. The name represented by the middle initial " B " remains unknown . It appears in this and a few other records , but is nowhere written out . 59 ...
... reports for both 1900 and 1910 state that Joseph Bergold and his family rent . 58. The name represented by the middle initial " B " remains unknown . It appears in this and a few other records , but is nowhere written out . 59 ...
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... report sending him a " fan letter , " and her initial doubts have been superseded by respect . MacKenzie was pragmatic , forceful , and of conservative patriotic in- stincts . In an editorial marking his death , published on March 20 ...
... report sending him a " fan letter , " and her initial doubts have been superseded by respect . MacKenzie was pragmatic , forceful , and of conservative patriotic in- stincts . In an editorial marking his death , published on March 20 ...
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... reports show that the three men held the same offices continuously , as a trio , from 1933 to 1940 , but not before or after . It is clear that the digit " 2 " was erroneously set in place of " 3 " at the Canton Western Union office ...
... reports show that the three men held the same offices continuously , as a trio , from 1933 to 1940 , but not before or after . It is clear that the digit " 2 " was erroneously set in place of " 3 " at the Canton Western Union office ...
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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