War Stories - by Elizabeth Mullener (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

War Stories chronicles 53 personal testimonies of virtually every major event from World War II by residents of New Orleans-from a Polish army officer who was defending his homeland the day of the German invasion to a member of the honor guard aboard the U.S.S. Missouri the day the Japanese signed the surrender papers. This one-of-a-kind memorial represents journalist Elizabeth Mullener's 12-year dedication to preserving eyewitness accounts of the most devastating conflict in human history.

Review Quotes

["War Stories" is] not just a valuable oral and social history, it is a gift. ("New Orleans Times-Picayune") A kaleidoscope of history. ("Publishers Weekly")

Ý"War Stories" is¨ not just a valuable oral and social history, it is a gift. ("New Orleans Times-Picayune") A kaleidoscope of history. ("Publishers Weekly")

"Mullener takes one city--New Orleans--and offers a picture-window view of the war, with stories about hometown boys who went off to fight as well as the fascinating memories of...others who survived the war in their native lands and later made New Orleans home. Experience the war as America did. Experience War Stories."