Mother of the Company: Sgt. Percy M. Smith's World War II Reflections

by Philip M. Smith

The letters of Sgt. Percy Smith, a World War II soldier, and his memories as an aging veteran reveal how military training, wartime, and occupation brought out strengths, vulnerabilities, and changing judgments about fellow soldiers, military leadership, the enemy population, and home. Capturing the story of a common enlisted man from embarkation to discharge, the letters and stories in Mother of the Company: Sgt. Percy M. Smith's World War...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164843066X
• ISBN13: 9781648430664
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"