Post by connie on May 24, 2013 11:36:03 GMT -5
Finding Your Father's War - by Jonathan Gawne
GoodReads gives this one 4.62 stars.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/777556.Finding_Your_Father_s_War
I recently saw a recommendation for this book and decided to do some on line checking. I have not yet seen the book in person, but it sounds like it could be a valuable resource.
Here is the beginning of the GoodReads review:
Leading military historian and researcher, Jonathan Gawne, explains and shares the techniques he uses to research archives, libraries, veteran associations and myriad other sources of information to track down the wartime career of an individual. The author describes this as "What I did, and what you can do to find out what 'he' did in the army."The book gives an overview of the Army in World War II, from the basics up. Learn the difference between a corporal and a major, or a squad and a brigade. What can you tell from a serial number? What is the difference between the quartermaster corps and the transportation corps? What was the path most soldiers took from civilian life to trained soldier? What (and where) is the ETO, PTO and ATO? All the basic facts you need to understand Army service in WW2.
He goes on to explain how to find information from such sources as discharges, uniforms, paperwork, the National Personnel records center, National Archives, other facilities and what you can expect from veterans organizations (and how to find them). Places to look for information and what you can or cannot get from them.
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-Fathers-War-Understanding/dp/1612001998
GoodReads gives this one 4.62 stars.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/777556.Finding_Your_Father_s_War
I recently saw a recommendation for this book and decided to do some on line checking. I have not yet seen the book in person, but it sounds like it could be a valuable resource.
Here is the beginning of the GoodReads review:
Leading military historian and researcher, Jonathan Gawne, explains and shares the techniques he uses to research archives, libraries, veteran associations and myriad other sources of information to track down the wartime career of an individual. The author describes this as "What I did, and what you can do to find out what 'he' did in the army."The book gives an overview of the Army in World War II, from the basics up. Learn the difference between a corporal and a major, or a squad and a brigade. What can you tell from a serial number? What is the difference between the quartermaster corps and the transportation corps? What was the path most soldiers took from civilian life to trained soldier? What (and where) is the ETO, PTO and ATO? All the basic facts you need to understand Army service in WW2.
He goes on to explain how to find information from such sources as discharges, uniforms, paperwork, the National Personnel records center, National Archives, other facilities and what you can expect from veterans organizations (and how to find them). Places to look for information and what you can or cannot get from them.
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Finding-Your-Fathers-War-Understanding/dp/1612001998
