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A Living Record May 31, 2008
By William F. Broach
Whatever your station in life, Tours of Duty will touch you. In its pages Eleanor gives us a warm understanding of those who gave their hearts to us in defense of our nation. It is personal, touching, and accurate.
This is a keeper, one you will want to share with family and friends.
Bill Broach
Retired Navy flyer, P3 F/E
Retired airline pilot, L188, DC8, Boeing 727
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great book Jun 03, 2008
By Gerard T. Brooker
"writer man"
Nurse Ellie Bertrand's "Tours of Duty" is an exceptional accounting in first person voices of what it must have been like to serve in WW II. There is immediacy and truth in the many stories of the men she includes in the book. If you want to know how it was on Iwo Jima, Saipan, Tinian, the Battle of the Bulge, etc. how it really was to think your next breath might be your last, yet continue to do your job for yourself, your buddies, your country, you'll find it here. A great read!
Dr. Jerry Brooker
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Personal Stories for Remembering Jun 03, 2008
By John Hollis Jackson, Jr.
"Becky Jackson"
Ms. Bertrand has captured the soul of the Greatest Generation with her frequently heart-wrenching book of World War II veterans' stories. During her years of travel as a nurse with Military Historical Tours, the tour agency which specializes in taking veterans back to their battle sites, Ms. Bertrand collected wartime memories and lasting friendships. Now, as these World War II veterans pass into the winter of their years, Ms. Bertrand has gone one step further and put into print the kind of warmth and caring that these veterans had come to appreciate in person. As a real heir to the best tenets of the Greatest Generation she does them further service by revealing to future generations how our veterans can and should be befriended and honored. While her book is a definite "keeper", I plan to place a copy of Ms. Bertrand's book instead of a flower at the World War II Memorial on my next visit to our nation's capital.
Rebecca M. Jackson
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Tours of Duty Jun 02, 2008
By George P. Waters
Tours of Duty just 'gets it.' My father was a POW in Oflag 64 and endured the hardships of loss of liberty and freedom. Eleanor Bertrand captures all the inside feelings of this life as well as tells of Abe Baum's gallant efforts to carry out his orders.
I believe she has brought to life the best of "If not me, then who: If not now the when?" The military persons picked represent America and how better to learn than to read about their lives in Tours of Duty.
George Patton Waters
Touching and real personal stories of WWII Jul 27, 2011
By Robin Mayhall
"writer & editor"
The heart of this book is a collection of personal stories from World War II veterans -- mostly those who served in the Pacific, but some from other theaters as well. Each story is unique and heartrending. Every man here lost someone - had a terrifying experience - acted with amazing bravery. Their stories are real, gritty and touching.
I think anyone of any age and background can find something to enjoy and cherish in this book. The stories aren't too long, so they are easily read, and the reader can skip around and find what interests him or her most. There are plenty of pictures to hold a reader's interest. This book would make an exceptional gift for any veteran or history buff, and I think anyone who likes to read memoirs will also enjoy it.
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