We Had A Job To Do

A Basic History of World War II Through The Eyes of Those Who Served

by Theresa Anzaldua

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Pub Date Sep 22 2015 | Archive Date Dec 11 2015

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We Had A Job To Do -- A Basic History of World War II Through The Eyes of Those Who Served. This heartfelt tribute to veterans is history that reads like fiction. Based on interviews the author conducted herself, the book weaves the veterans' personal stories into the basic facts of the war. Follow a soldier who fought in Patton’s Third Army and who landed on Omaha Beach at 9 a.m. on D-Day; a female Army Air Forces nurse who made helping veterans her life’s work; a fighter pilot who flew with the African-American unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen and who was on one of the two teams that won the first Top Gun meet after the war; a guard in a top-secret intelligence base outside of Washington, D.C. where German weapons scientists were interrogated; a female aircraft mechanic who served in the Navy and is still active in veterans affairs seventy years later; a gunner on a B-17 heavy bomber who was shot down and spent fourteen months in German prison camps; an airman in General Curtis LeMay’s 20th Air Force, the unit that dropped the atomic bombs, and more. Get to know some of the patriots who served in World War and feel proud of America!

We Had A Job To Do -- A Basic History of World War II Through The Eyes of Those Who Served. This heartfelt tribute to veterans is history that reads like fiction. Based on interviews the author...

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Advance Praise

Amazing book

This is a perfect rendition of what our military did to provide freedom for all. The author has done an excellent job of assembling and detailing events of our fight from... Read more

Published 2 days ago by JH

I really enjoyed this book

I really enjoyed this book. I felt the author captured the true emotions of the young men and women during this most difficult time.

Published 13 days ago by Kathie

I really enjoyed the true accounts of the men & women that ...

I've read 6 books about World War II this year. Five of the books were fiction. I really enjoyed the true accounts of the men & women that were there. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer

Accurate insight into the life of my parents generation. ...

Accurate insight into the life of my parents generation. I normally don't read histories about war, but this was enlightening thanks to each history being told from the point of... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Reed Bertolette

Proud to be an American

200 pages packed with WWII history and moving life stories from those who served and came home to make our Country great. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Bruce Wilson

just loved this book

just loved this book...the author was able to weave a lot of the history of the war in with the personal stories. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Amazon Customer

Amazing book

This is a perfect rendition of what our military did to provide freedom for all. The author has done an excellent job of assembling and detailing events of our fight from... Read more

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Author Bio:

Theresa Anzaldua is a Harvard-trained corporate attorney turned journalist, who enjoys the art of taking complex matters and making them accessible to people who don’t have expertise on the subject. At the insistence of a friend, she began writing magazine articles, and now contributes regularly to Seasons Magazines in Connecticut. We Had A Job To Do is her first book.

Author Bio:

Theresa Anzaldua is a Harvard-trained corporate attorney turned journalist, who enjoys the art of taking complex matters and making them accessible to people who don’t have expertise on...