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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... served me well as a living resource that imparted depth to the unfolding narra- tive . I am mindful of the warm welcome of the parishioners when I visited St. Paul's , and of the helpful information and publications that they provided ...
... served me well as a living resource that imparted depth to the unfolding narra- tive . I am mindful of the warm welcome of the parishioners when I visited St. Paul's , and of the helpful information and publications that they provided ...
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... served in the Pacific Theatre with the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 through 1945. His recollection of life as a soldier in New Guinea , Borneo . Australia , and the retaken Philippines , as well as at various bases and ...
... served in the Pacific Theatre with the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 through 1945. His recollection of life as a soldier in New Guinea , Borneo . Australia , and the retaken Philippines , as well as at various bases and ...
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... served by the Baltimore & Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Wheeling & Lake Erie railroads . Canton is growing . The population figure in Collier's is actually that for 1930 , the year of the last prior census . It is exactly the same as the ...
... served by the Baltimore & Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Wheeling & Lake Erie railroads . Canton is growing . The population figure in Collier's is actually that for 1930 , the year of the last prior census . It is exactly the same as the ...
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... served at Lake Champlain and in Vermont , where in 1777 he won the Battle of Bennington . His actions along the Hudson during the same year contributed to the surrender of the British commander John Burgoyne at Saratoga . At the end of ...
... served at Lake Champlain and in Vermont , where in 1777 he won the Battle of Bennington . His actions along the Hudson during the same year contributed to the surrender of the British commander John Burgoyne at Saratoga . At the end of ...
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... served as public statements of taste and social prominence . Simultaneously , they contrib- uted to the architectural heritage of which individual Cantonians were clearly aware , and often proud . When Cornelius Aultman died in 1884 ...
... served as public statements of taste and social prominence . Simultaneously , they contrib- uted to the architectural heritage of which individual Cantonians were clearly aware , and often proud . When Cornelius Aultman died in 1884 ...
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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