Twenty-Five Yards of War - by Ronald J Drez (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book 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

Ron Drez is a decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War, a former Captain of Marines, and an award-winning, best-selling author.