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RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 767.4 .H44 2008 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
17810 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 9780615198521 (hardbound)
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 767.4
- Item number - .H44 2008
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Hesser, Leon F.,
- Dates associated with a name - 1925-
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Zigzag Pass /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - by Leon Hesser.
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Naples, FL :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Bavender House Press,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2008.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 129 p. :
- Other physical details - ill., map ;
- Dimensions - 24 cm.
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| General Note |
- General note - "Best Books Award Finalist, USA Book News"
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
- Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
- Formatted contents note - Indiana farm boy -- Basic training at Camp Hood, Texas -- 34-day ocean voyage to the Philippines -- MacArthur returns -- Three days in ZigZag Pass -- A medic in training -- Four months on Mindanao -- The A-bomb and Hiroshima -- Army of occupation -- Discharge and welcome home -- Epilogue -- Appendix A : Army ranks and structure -- Appendix B : Army unit size -- Bibliography -- Index -- Notes
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "One can never completely squash the memories of war--the sound of whining and exploding shells, or the shrieking cries for medics, medics, medics, or the sight and the putrid stench of a friend's corpse that had been exposed for three days beneath the scorching tropical sun.
My horrid memories of ZigZag Pass and later, Mindanao, temporarily faded during the elation of celebrating the end of the war, the fascination of occupying Japan, and the excitement of returning home. The memories faded, yes, but they never disappeared.
This memoir chronicles my personal experiences as an initially indestructible, subsequently frightened, teenage soldier whose invincibility vanished on his first day in ZigZag Pass." - from the Introduction
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| Subject Personal Name |
- Personal name - Hesser, Leon F.,
- Dates associated with a name - 1925-
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| Subject Corporate Name |
- Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - United States.
- Subordinate unit - Army
- Form subdivision - Biography.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- Form subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
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