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Safely rest / David P. Colley.
"On October 26, 1947, in New York City, the casket of a fallen World War II American soldier was borne in a funeral procession down Fifth Avenue, while hundreds of thousands looked on silently. Thus began the "most melancholy immigration movement" in history--the return of 233,181 American war dead to their home shores. Never before had a nation returned so many of its fallen warriors from distant battlefields." -- dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 0425198359
- ISBN: 9780425198353
- Physical Description: xii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley Caliber, 2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-306) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Target PloesĖ§ti -- As ready as I'll ever be -- Just one more day -- Remembering Sallie -- Sweetest girl in the world -- Hell's dominion -- Regret to inform you -- Hope from Benghazi -- Dad, please stay the same -- The gold star -- Christmas without Red -- Status notation in error -- Red is alive -- Tell me how my boy died -- To the ends of the earth -- A father's nightmare -- Retrieving the dead -- Burying the dead -- Identifying the dead -- Missing in action -- Kipling and the lost children -- Raising the dead -- Going home -- America's national cemeteries -- The empty grave -- Coping -- News from Red -- Memorial Day -- A promise kept -- Greater love hath no man -- Epilogue. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Repatriation of war dead > United States. |
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 940.546 COLL (Text) | 34455004546574 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Easton Marx Room of Local History | 940.54 C698s (Text) | 31901004398402 | Local History Nonfiction | For Use in Library Only | - |
