Finding Granddad's War

To discover the grandfather he never knew, Jeff Badger began tracking down dozens of World War II veterans from the 978th Engineering Maintenance Company, his grandfathers unit. Through his new war buddies, some who told him stories they had never shared before, Jeff began to reconstruct both a life and a very personal vision of war. Grandads War includes dozens of personal recollections and more than 100 photographs and illustrations. In the final section of the book, Jeff walks readers through the steps they can use to fill in blanks in their own family stories.

Summary

To discover the grandfather he never knew, Jeff Badger began tracking down dozens of World War II veterans from his grandfather's unit, the 978th Engineer Maintenance Company. Through the stories and recollections shared by his new war buddies,"Badger began to reconstruct a personal vision of his grandfather, the war, and the men who fought it. Original photographs and illustrations throughout."

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Badger
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.11.2008
• EAN: 9781593313210
• ISBN: 978-1-59331-321-0
• No. of pages: 321
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry, HISTORY / Reference, Second World War, Reference works, Family history, tracing ancestors, United States of America, USA, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Biography: historical, political and military, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Family History & Genealogy