A Hometown Went to War

by Rolland Kidder

Overview

The book's style with stand alone chapters of a WW II veteran's interview followed by the author's fact-based war related comments, make it a fascinating composite of easy reads. The book in its entirety is an enjoyable historical account of WW II. Mr Kidder nicely juxtaposes the enormity of WW II with the potential for the individual to make a significant difference. The book captures the American spirit; and how good conquers evil; and how much was sacrificed for our freedom. Truly one of my favorite reads that has a permanent place in our home's family library.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013088290
Publisher:	Sandy Bottom Press
Publication date:	08/30/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	393
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Rolland E. Kidder is a Navy veteran and served as Patrol Offi��cer with River Division 535
in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War from 1969-70. Subsequently he was elected
a member of the New York State Assembly for eight years, acquired a commercial
instrument pilot’s rating, and started his own Appalachian-based natural gas drilling
company. He helped found and served as Executive Director of the Robert H. Jackson
Center, named for the U.S. Supreme Court Justice who was appointed as the Chief
American Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg at the end of
World War II. In 1994, he was appointed by President Clinton and again in 2010 by
President Obama to serve on the American Battle Monuments Commission, responsible
for maintaining the overseas cemeteries for American war dead including the original site
selection, design and construction of the National WWII Memorial in Washington. He is
also a founding director of Friends of the National World War II Memorial. Mr. Kidder is
a graduate of Houghton College Evangelical Theological Seminary, SUNY at Buffalo Law
School and currently serves on the Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company.
He and his wife Jane live on beautiful Chautauqua Lake in western New York.

Editorial Reviews

Wartime and postwar generations alike will find A Hometown Went to War compelling reading. In straightforward, delightfully uninhibited language, 35 World War II veterans from one small town have shared with author Kidder and the rest of us their wartime memories: the duties and risks of daily existence; moments of humor; the fear, heartaches and dramas of battle; and the ironies of luck and survival.

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