SURVIVING THREE SHERMANS - WITH THE 3RD ARMORED DIVISION INTO THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE: What I Didn't Tell Mother About My War

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Collects the numbered and saved letters from WWII tanker, Walter Stitt, and brings together the very different two versions of Walter's war: the version that a teenage soldier could reveal to his parents and younger siblings without scaring them or invoking the censor's pen, and the details of traing for and serving as a M4 Sherrman tank loader and gunner. Walter explains the forced omissions and partial truths his teenage self offered to comfort his family while he survived the destruction of three Sherman tanks, the death of three crew members, and two wounds. Observations about his service are interspersed with historical details about organization, weaponry, and considerable operating details.