Finding Granddad's wartune Their firsthand accounts were nothing like what he d read in the popular histories There were stories of war but there were also stories of the painful the funny and the breaking into a brothel in France drinking wine and chasing girls in Holland robbing a bank The author then went to Holland France and Germany and interviewed the civilians who befriended them during the war Finding Granddad s War weaves a rare and intimate portrait of The Greatest Generation warts and all as the GIs wanted their stories to be told. Finding Granddad's warmane In Part II the author gives instructions on researching your own family member s war story Finding Granddad s WarFull disclosure Jeff Badger is my nephew by marriage and Leo was the father in law I never met That said this is a terrific book about Jeff s search for a vital piece of his family history I read this some time ago before Goodreads and just realized as I perused my bookshelves I needed to get it on the record On a personal note Finding Granddad s War also gave me insight into the man I never got to know 321 This was a wonderful book I love history and life stories Family History is my passion so I loved how he also taught us how to find those who were in the war 321
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| Finding Granddad's War By Jeffery Badger |
| 1593313217 |
| 9781593313210 |
| English |
| 321 |
| Paperback |
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A fascinating intimate and honest portrayal of the men of The Greatest Generation. Finding Granddad's wartales To discover the grandfather he never knew Jeff Badger interviewed 32 elderly Army engineer veterans from his granddad s unit including his four best buddies