A Doctor's War

Letters and Reflections from the Frontlines of World War II

Arthur L. Ludwick, Peggy Ludwick (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

264 Seiten

2022
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8909-8 (ISBN)

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A medical officer during World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur L. Ludwick, Jr was responsible for the well-being of American soldiers through some of the bloodiest engagements in North Africa and Italy. His articulate letters home detail his experiences, with keen observations of the people and landscapes he encountered.

A medical officer in the 34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division on the front lines of World War II, Lt. Col./Maj. Arthur L. Ludwick, Jr., was responsible for the well-being of traumatized and wounded American soldiers through some of the bloodiest engagements in North Africa and Italy: Kasserine and Fondouk Passes, Hill 609, Monte Pantano, Cassino, and Anzio. He was awarded both the Purple Heart and Silver Star, unusual combat commendations for an unarmed medical officer. His letters home detail his experiences, with keen observations of the people and landscapes. Based on Ludwick's letters and an archive of interviews, military documents and photos, this multifaceted narrative, compiled by his daughter, also tells the story of her discovery of her father as the young man she never knew.

Peggy Ludwick’s background is in microbiology and public health; her research has appeared in several medical journals. Her work includes supervising hospital clinical labs and gender equity work in the Yakima, Washington, public school system. She has taught in a variety of educational settings. Discovering her father’s 265 eloquent letters home as a young medical officer during World War II was a revelation, and a gift she felt compelled to share. She lives in Wenatchee, Washington.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Prologue

1. Camp Claiborne, Louisiana: 34th Infantry Division

Training, February 1941–December 31, 1941

2. Northern Ireland: First U.S. Troops to Europe,

January 26–December 20, 1942

3. North Africa: Operation TORCH and Meeting

the Desert Fox, January 3–September 22, 1943

4. Italy: Battle Hardened, September 21, 1943–May 5, 1944

5. Winding Down: Anzio and Headed Home, March–April 1944

6. Chronology of Military Service and Major 34th Infantry

Division Events: December 2, 1940–November 12, 1951

7. Walking Wounded

8. Epilogue: Return and Readjustment

9. Behind the Lines: A Daughter’s Reflections

Appendices

A: Silver Star Commendation

B: German Treatment of American POWs

C: Capt./Baron Rudolph Charles von Ripper and His “San Pietro,

Italy, 1943” Etching

D: John “Jack” Vail Hoyer

E: 34th Infantry Division Buddies

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.08.2022
Zusatzinfo	40 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-4766-8909-1 / 1476689091
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8909-8 / 9781476689098
Zustand	Neuware