Benjamin Bear Says Sorry by Claire Freedman

Benjamin Bear Says Sorry by Claire Freedman

Brings together the wartime experience of Company G through the words of their veterans.

An all-round account of the actions of Company G of the 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Division, U.S. Army, during World War I in the Pacific. The narrative follows the company from training in the Pacific Northwest, to Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, and onto Japan. Each of the actions in which Company G participated is described at every level--divisional, regimental, battalion, company, and individual--to show how strategies and decisions made at the highest levels were experienced by individual soldiers.

At the heart of the book are the stories of some of the men of Company G, including Jack Anderson, who had been with the 163rd as a National Guardsman before the war and served through the occupation of Japan; Doyle Bruce, a draftee from Texas who joined the U.S. Army in the weeks before Pearl Harbor and served through Company G's last combat mission; Bruce Baird, a draftee from Ogden, Utah whose injuries at Biak resulted in rotation home in 1945; and Hargis Westerfield, who joined Company G as a replacement after the unit's first combat mission and survived to the end of the war. By combining their experiences with the elements of a more traditional military history the book provides a complete picture of one company's war.

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ISBN 13	9780825473975
ISBN 10	0825473977
Title	Benjamin Bear Says Sorry
Author	Claire Freedman
Series	Benjamin Bear
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Candle Rec
Year published	2010-02-01
Number of pages	24
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.