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The deserters : a hidden history of World War II Cover Image Book

The deserters : a hidden history of World War II / Charles Glass.

Glass, Charles, 1951- (author.).

Summary:

"A ... history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, [this book] offers a ... new perspective on the Second World War ... [delving] deep into army archives, personal diaries, court-martial records, and self-published memoirs to produce this ... portrait of men overlooked by their commanders and ignored by history"--Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594204289
  • ISBN: 1594204284
  • Physical Description: xx, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes filmography (page 371), bibliographical references (pages 363-371) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Book I Of Boys to Soldiers 1 -- Book II Of Soldiers to Deserters 147 -- Book III Military Justice 215.

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Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Desertions.
World War, 1939-1945 > Psychological aspects.
Military deserters > History > 20th century.
Desertion, Military > History > 20th century.
Combat > Psychological aspects.

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  • 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sandhill Regional Library.

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Moore County Library 940.54 G (Text) 48198000927778 Adult Nonfiction Available -