{"product_id":"9780985733902","title":"Last Letter Home: Stories of War, Love and Remembrance","description":"When the call of duty came, these men and woman took up the challenge without question and without regret.\u003cp\u003e\"Last Letter Home - War, Love and Remembrance\" tells the stories of normal people who walked away from their daily lives to put themselves in harm's way in the name of service, honor and country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey all have important stories to tell, and \"Last Letter Home\" gives them the chance to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book tells the stories from nearly a century of service, from one of the few remaining survivors of World War I to the those who served in the current conflicts in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included is a small piece of Civil War history you probably never even heard before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you'll meet a teenager who was too young to serve in 1916, so he lied about his age and enlisted anyway as a doughboy in the trenches of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou encounter men who landed on the beaches of Normandy during World War II, aviators who flew missions over Vietnam and soldiers who trekked across the sands of Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll meet a Jewish girl who sneaked into Nazi Germany as a spy, a man who endured radiation poisoning and would gladly do it again, and a young man who went looking for his long-lost father in the jungles of Southeast Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn why a man honors a group of dead veterans he never even met and spend time with aging veterans who make it a point to visit military funerals so they can send their comrades off with the dignity they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll also read the stories behind two of the most iconic photos in American history: You'll meet the woman whose kiss turned into one of the most famous images of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd you'll encounter a man who swears he helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima, if only anybody would believe him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories are heartbreaking, patriotic and inspiring. And each one of them is true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt wasn't always easy for these warriors to talk about their experiences, but it's time for them to share their deeds with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \"Last Letter Home\" are heartbreaking, patriotic and inspiring. And each one of them is true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rocket Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50076030107888,"sku":"9780985733902","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780985733902_p0.jpg?v=1784738220","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985733902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}