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Like other families, letters were the fabric that held the
fledgling Waldron family together during the personally trying,
society changing events of World War II. Bill, the town baker,
voluntarily became an infantry soldier and platoon scout in Europe
and Marge, a new wife, became the town baker - the Waldron's
version of Rosie the Riveter. Nothing in their lives had prepared
them for these roles yet everything in their lives made them equal
to the tasks at hand. Their letters to one another provide an
intimate view of an American family triumphing in the face of
adversity. Duty, Honor, Faith, Love and Family all play a role and
readers will come to love and admire both of them. Bill's letters
from the Battle of the Bulge, the Siegfreid Line and through the
end of the war across Germany and into Czechoslovakia are
particularly interesting. He reveals himself as a down to earth
patriot who volunteered for a very dangerous job and excelled - a
man with survivor's instincts who avoided illness, frostbite and
wounds under extremely difficult circumstances. Historical
perspective is provided by sidebars throughout the book which
explain matters referred to in the letters as well as what is going
on in the war and at home. The sidebars are themselves an
education, made immediate and interesting by the personal
experiences conveyed in the letters. A really great read
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