| Whistle Stop Contributor(s): Lesko, Emil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1932077480 ISBN-13: 9781932077483 Publisher: New Generation Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2003 Annotation: Suddenly a bomb exploded near the barracks. The wall shook and bomb fragments hit the exterior of the building. Then another sailor yelled, "It's a Jap bombing raid!" I started to get some clothes on, gathered up my guns and headed for the exit. On the way out, I looked through the window and watched as another bomb exploded, and my buddy, who was running to get his anti-aircraft gun, was blown to bits... Emil Lesko, a World War II veteran, takes the reader back to the war days as he narrates his life story. Tracing his childhood, when he lived in a railroad shanty near a whistle stop, the author reminisces about his school and college days, and remembers his mother, who died at a young age. A simple story of a young sailor, who had been brought up on three basic princuples - Love of God, Love of Country and Love of Fellow Man. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 8.06" (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Suddenly a bomb exploded near the barracks. The wall shook and bomb fragments hit the exterior of the building. Then another sailor yelled, "It's a Jap bombing raid " I started to get some clothes on, gathered up my guns and headed for the exit. On the way out, I looked through the window and watched as another bomb exploded, and my buddy, who was running to get his anti-aircraft gun, was blown to bits... Emil Lesko, a World War II veteran, takes the reader back to the war days as he narrates his life story. Tracing his childhood, when he lived in a railroad shanty near a whistle stop, the author reminisces about his school and college days, and remembers his mother, who died at a young age. A simple story of a young sailor, who had been brought up on three basic princuples - Love of God, Love of Country and Love of Fellow Man. |