The Military Shelf
Lucky Stars And Gold Bars
Karen Sladek
Penlyric Press
PO Box 10332, Seattle, Wa 98110
0972192581 $32.95 penlyricpress.com
Unlucky Stars And Gold Bars: A World War II Odyssey is a 522-page
distillation
of some 400 letters written by Lyle Sladek, a South Dakota farm boy during
his
military service as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. Lyle served
as a
Cryptographic Security and Intelligence Officer in the China-Burma-India;
European; and Mediterranean theaters of war. He wrote about his
observations
respecting profound socioeconomic changes in Asia and Europe posting his
letters home from five continents. Compiled and edited by his daughter,
Lucky
Stars And Gold Bars is especially valuable in what it reveals about the
noncombat side of military life "in the field" during World War II as
experienced by four out of five GIs during the second world war. Enhanced
with
236 illustrations and thoroughly "reader friendly", Lucky Stars And Gold
Bars
is a rather unique and enthusiastically recommended addition for personal,
academic, and community library Military History & Biography collections.
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