Author Martin J. Kidston has written the compelling, and until now untold, story of courageous young Montanans in the Pacific during World War II. Kidston shares the soldiers? sometimes humorous, often chilling, and always fascinating accounts of the years they spent fighting the Japanese after the historic bombing of Pearl Harbor. The stories are collected from personal journals, news stories, and survivor interviews. Kidston also recounts how the 1,500 young men left their hometowns in Montana and adapted to combat in the ...
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Author Martin J. Kidston has written the compelling, and until now untold, story of courageous young Montanans in the Pacific during World War II. Kidston shares the soldiers? sometimes humorous, often chilling, and always fascinating accounts of the years they spent fighting the Japanese after the historic bombing of Pearl Harbor. The stories are collected from personal journals, news stories, and survivor interviews. Kidston also recounts how the 1,500 young men left their hometowns in Montana and adapted to combat in the jungles of the South Pacific, the coast of Australia, and the islands of the Philippines. More than a tale of war, From Poplar to Papua is a tribute to an entire generation of men and women who saw the nation through one of its most important eras. *Includes a list of names of the officers and enlisted men of the Montana National Guard, 163rd Infantry Regiment, inducted into the U.S. Army in September and October 1940. (Courtesy of the Montana Military Museum)
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