| Back from Tobruk Contributor(s): Bowen, Croswell (Author), Bowen, Betsy Connor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1597979856 ISBN-13: 9781597979856 Publisher: Potomac Books OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Africa - North |
| Dewey: 940.547 |
| LCCN: 2012031570 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.41" W x 9.23" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1941 photographer Croswell Bowen joined American Field Service volunteer ambulance drivers and served alongside the British Eighth Army during World War II. As the war continued to escalate, he would have his mental, emotional, and physical well-being tested beyond anything he ever imagined. Back from Tobruk is the remarkable account of one man's journey across a world torn apart, with only his camera and his moral convictions to guide him. As Bowen watched the number of wounded and dying soldiers grow, he struggled to understand the very nature of war itself. A lifelong Catholic and devoted pacifist, he tried to reconcile his commitment to nonviolence with his growing belief that the end of this war would finally bring peace to the world. As he spent time in hospitals and field dressing stations as both a caregiver and a patient, he witnessed soldiers reaching out to their former battlefield enemies, showing grace and compassion in a world seemingly bereft of both. "When the great leaders sit down at the peace table," he wrote of his fellow servicemen, "they might take a lesson from those men." Later a successful journalist and author, Bowen never forgot what he had witnessed during his time in Africa and the Middle East. Back from Tobruk documents the brutality of war and the resilience of the human spirit. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowen, Betsy Connor: - BETSY CONNOR BOWEN has worked as a community organizer, elementary school teacher, college instructor and assistant professor, securities analyst, journalist, and filmmaker. She is the author of a young adult novella, Spring Bear, and the editor of her father's World War II memoir, Back from Tobruk (Potomac Books, 2012). |
