Combat Medic (eBook)

Nonfiction, None Needed

Vernon L. Parker (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
178 Seiten
iUniverse (Verlag)
978-1-4917-0841-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Combat Medic shares Corporal Vernon L. Parkers first-person account of World War II. Parker, like many other young men drafted in WWII, was transported from a simple, hard-working life in rural America in 1942 to a complex, stressful environment that would forever change his life. Nothing could have prepared him for the experiences he encountered as a combat medic and ambulance driver with the Third Army, led by Blood and Guts General George S. Patton, Jr. Parker was part of the D-Day invasion. After landing at Normandy, he spent more than ten months on the front lines, supporting the armored divisions through five major campaigns in France, Luxembourg, and Germany. A gifted storyteller, Parker presents a self-deprecating narrative filled with keen insights and colorful descriptions of day-to-day life with fellow infantrymen, officers, civilians, and enemy soldiers. As his saga unfolds, it describes the transformation of a nave and cocky country boy into a battle-weary survivor struggling to maintain his dignity, compassion, and humanity. In Combat Medic, Parker demonstrates a startling recall of events from decades ago, including detailed descriptions of people, places, and even conversationsindicating just how much of an impact those war years had on him.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.12.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4917-0841-7 / 1491708417
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4917-0841-5 / 9781491708415