Wwii: One Soldier's Journey: A Legacy of Letters"The tome puts a face on many of the events surrounding the Pacific Theater of World War II as George battled through New Guinea and into the Admiralty Islands." By John Leptich, The Associated Press Sep 10, 2006 Examiner.com "I spent twelve to sixteen hours a day on the bridge of the USS Swanson and participated in the events as they occurred. I highly recommend A Legacy of Letters as an accurate account of the events. It also answered a lot of questions for me concerning the Admiralty Island invasion." Jack D. Sloan Retired Lieutenant, US Navy. "Writer Clinton Frederick's A Legacy of Letters: One Soldier's Journey not only presents a dramatic account of how he came to know his father through his letters, but also gives us a detailed history of America's heroic battle in the South Pacific." Jim Byrnes Writer, Director, Producer Annotation: WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT? Clinton Frederick returned to his grandparents' house for a family wedding in 2002. In the attic, just as he'd remembered, were Japanese swords, parachutes, and other memorabilia from WWII. In a trunk stuck back under the rafters, Clinton made a discovery that would change his life forever. Inside were more than hundred letters written by his father, Captain George Frederick. This correspondence, most of which Capt. Frederick had written to his mother, chronicled from a most personal standpoint some of the major events that shaped the world. The letters also allowed Clinton Frederick, for the first time in his life, to know what his father was really like. WWII - A Legacy of Letters, is a true story of love and war. In it, Frederick artfully weaves together his father's letters with historical information about some of the most important military campaigns of the war. |
Contents
October 2002To New Jersey | 1 |
Letters Home | 15 |
George Meets Cleo | 53 |
Copyright | |
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12th Cav 5th Cav 7th Cavalry Admiralty Islands advance Air Liaison Party air support airstrip Alamo Scouts ammunition Army Air Force arrived artillery attack Australia battle beach bombardment bombers bombing Brigade bunkers Capt Cleo command defensive destroyers Eleanor enemy fire enemy position Fifth Air Force fighters flying foxhole Frederick front George glider grenades Guinea guns Hauwei Island headquarters Hyane Harbor Infantry invasion Japan Japanese Kansas Kenney killed landing Laurel Springs letter Lorengau Los Negros Island love & kisses MacArthur machine-gun fire Manus Island March Mary Anne miles Momote morning mortar mother moved Navy Negros Island night officers Pacific Papitalai patrol perimeter Pfc Tr pilots Pityilu Island planes platoon Port Morseby Pvt Tr Rabaul radio received reconnaissance Rossum S/Sgt Salami Seabees Seeadler Harbor sent ship sniper strafing supplies Swanson tank target Tr G wounded yards