Letters to Imogene: The Triumph and Tragedy of an American Military Family, 1942-1945

"Letters to Imogene" provides detailed behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the well known and lesser known battles of World War II, including campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy and Northern Europe. They are described through the perspectives of three U. S. Army officers, an infantry division commanding general, an infantry battalion commander and an Air Corps fighter pilot. The extensive use of letters to Imogene, from her father, husband, and brother, and her replies, inform the...