Description:Amusing correspondence between Sal, a 19-year-old decoder on a WWII minesweeper and Loretta, a 16-year-old stenographer and social butterfly back home in Chicago. Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack covers the last three years of the war and includes the minesweeper's activities from Pearl Harbor deployment to D-day and the Battle of Okinawa. Poignant, tender, funny, and violent, "Letters to Loretta" has been described as a delightful time capsule during the war of all wars. Recipient of the Five Star award from "Reader's Favorite."“We have been in the book business for nearly 40 years and I have never experienced a book with the warmth, sensitivity, insight and humanity in a wartime setting as Ashworth has been able to present.” -R. Alan Lewis, President, Ground Zero Books, Ltd. “I gave this book 5 stars but it deserves many, many more. A great addition to anyone who enjoys history especially if you are interested in WWII.” - Coco’s Book Review “Simply put, this is a captivating, nostalgic read…a great love story.” – Lit Amri for Readers’ Favorite “Poignant, tender, funny, violent - a delightful time capsule during the war of all wars.” – Archaeolibrarian “A historical look at life aboard a minesweeper in the Pacific. Highly recommended.” - Jack Magnus, Readers’ Favorite “An amazing job transporting the reader back to this era with language, scenes and interactions between the characters. I felt like I was living and breathing this story from all perspectives!” - Our Family Adventure “I highly recommend it to anyone interested in WWII or to teenagers who are studying WWII in their social studies classes. Excellent resource and very well-presented.” - Ruth, My Devotional Thoughts “A moving and powerful read.” - View from the BirdhouseWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack: Love and Adventure on a WWII Minesweeper. To get started finding Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack: Love and Adventure on a WWII Minesweeper, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
258
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Laura Lynn Ashworth
Release
2014
ISBN
099095000X
Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack: Love and Adventure on a WWII Minesweeper
Description: Amusing correspondence between Sal, a 19-year-old decoder on a WWII minesweeper and Loretta, a 16-year-old stenographer and social butterfly back home in Chicago. Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack covers the last three years of the war and includes the minesweeper's activities from Pearl Harbor deployment to D-day and the Battle of Okinawa. Poignant, tender, funny, and violent, "Letters to Loretta" has been described as a delightful time capsule during the war of all wars. Recipient of the Five Star award from "Reader's Favorite."“We have been in the book business for nearly 40 years and I have never experienced a book with the warmth, sensitivity, insight and humanity in a wartime setting as Ashworth has been able to present.” -R. Alan Lewis, President, Ground Zero Books, Ltd. “I gave this book 5 stars but it deserves many, many more. A great addition to anyone who enjoys history especially if you are interested in WWII.” - Coco’s Book Review “Simply put, this is a captivating, nostalgic read…a great love story.” – Lit Amri for Readers’ Favorite “Poignant, tender, funny, violent - a delightful time capsule during the war of all wars.” – Archaeolibrarian “A historical look at life aboard a minesweeper in the Pacific. Highly recommended.” - Jack Magnus, Readers’ Favorite “An amazing job transporting the reader back to this era with language, scenes and interactions between the characters. I felt like I was living and breathing this story from all perspectives!” - Our Family Adventure “I highly recommend it to anyone interested in WWII or to teenagers who are studying WWII in their social studies classes. Excellent resource and very well-presented.” - Ruth, My Devotional Thoughts “A moving and powerful read.” - View from the BirdhouseWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack: Love and Adventure on a WWII Minesweeper. To get started finding Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack: Love and Adventure on a WWII Minesweeper, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.