Another River, Another Town: A Teenage Tank Gunner Comes of Age in Combat--1945
by Irwin, John P
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New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002. 176 pages; 22 cm. Tight, clean copy. "Many narrative accounts of men in combat during World War II have conveyed the horrors and emotions of warfare. However, not many reveal in such an intimate way the struggle of innocent youth to adapt to the primitive code of 'kill or be killed,' to transform from lads into combat soldiers. Another River, Another Town is the story of John P. Irwin, a teenage tank gunner whose idealistic desire to achieve heroism is shattered by the incredibly different view of life the world of combat demands. He comes to the realization that the realm of warfare has almost nothing in common with the civilian life from which he has come. The interminable fighting, dirt, fatigue, and hunger make the war seem endless. In addition to the killing and destruction on the battlefield, Irwin and his crew are caught up in the unbelievable depravity they encounter at Nordhausen Camp, where slave laborers are compelled to work themselves to death manufacturing the infamous V-rockets that have been causing so much destruction in London, and that are expected one day to devastate Washington, D.C. At the end of the war, the sense of victory is, for these men, overshadowed by the intense joy and relief they experience in knowing that the fighting is at last over." - Publisher.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.
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John P. Irwin was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1926, and enlisted in the army in August 1944. He was honorably discharged in July 1946 and went on to Ursinus College in 1952, eventually earning his Ph.D. in philosophy from Syracuse University. He taught philosophy at Lock Haven University from 1964 until his retirement in 1990. He lives in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Another River, Another Town: A Teenage Tank Gunner Comes of Age in Combat--1945
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- Irwin, John P
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- Paperback
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- Used - Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375759638
- ISBN 13
- 9780375759635
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- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
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- 8vo
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