Synopses & Reviews
A result of more than ten years of research and over 1,500 interviews, Twenty-Five Yards of War transports the reader to the front lines of World War II. Drez presents here the stories of twelve men, all ordinary soldiers, who represent the heroism instrumental to the Allied victory. From the Halsey-Doolittle raid on Tokyo in 1942 to the sinking of the Indianapolis at the war's end, the book traces the events of World War II through the eyes of twelve men - twelve ordinary soldiers who experienced their own, unique "twenty-five yards of war."
This invaluable work of history considers the stories of soldiers of all branches, of all ranks, and on all fronts as each, in his own way, experienced the triumphs of tragedy of this bitter conflict. Twenty-Five Yards of War is a tribute to all of the veterans of World War II, those who returned with amazing stories to tell and those who never made it home.
Synopsis
Drez ("Voices of D-Day"), a research associate at the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans, compiles interviews with 10 World War II veterans' 25 yards--the length and breadth of the war for him at any given moment.
Synopsis
From the sinking decks of a navy cruiser to the cockpit of a doomed B-25 bomber, Ronald J. Drez takes us to the front lines of World War II. Through Drez's gripping narrative style, we meet twelve men, all ordinary soldiers, and learn what the war was like through their eyes, experiencing their own 'twenty-five yards of war.' The men in these pages represent all branches of the military who were sent on impossible missions, where they witnessed triumphs and tragedies. As a result of Drez's ten years of research and over 1,400 interviews, Twenty-Five Yards of War is a tribute to all of the soldiers who fought in World War II--those who walked away with amazing stories to tell, and those who did not make it home.
About the Author
Ronald J. Drez, a decorated combat marine of the Vietnam War, has made it his life's work to preserve the voices of the men who fought in World War II. He is a historian, lecturer, and research associate at the Eisenhower Center at the University of New Orleans. He was editor of Voices of D-Day, and lives in New Orleans.