Student, Sailor, Skipper, Survivor - by Julia Gimbel (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Researcher and author Julia Gimbel fleshes out what it was like to go through accelerated officer training, set sail, and live life at sea during the tumultuous war years.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Student, Sailor, Skipper, Survivor</strong> goes beyond the often-told battle stories to describe the life experiences shared by millions of Americans serving during WWII. Using her late father's journal as the framework, researcher and author Julia Gimbel fleshes out what it was like to go through accelerated officer training, set sail, and live life at sea during the tumultuous war years.</p><p>Step into the shoes of one sailor and, by extension, millions more to catch a whiff of the American spirit and determination of WWII. Learn how young Americans navigated military life and connected with their new brothers over the simple pleasure of a meal or a smoke, all while keeping their eye on the goal of returning home to resume the life they put on hold.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Like any war, the meaning of World War II must be found not in its<br /> battles, but rather in the people who lived and died in them: how and<br /> why they came to fight; what meaning they assigned their experience;<br /> what connections they forged with each other and with those they<br /> sought to save; and for those who emerged, how in the decades<br /> following they survived surviving. Those are stories that millions of<br /> soldiers, civilian resistance fighters, refugees, victims and prisoners of<br /> war had and have today. Whatever real meaning we can make of war, <br /> we make from their narratives.</p><p>But many do not or cannot tell their stories. Julia Gimbel allows us<br /> to hear the story of a man whose experience, importantly, was not<br /> exceptional; his storytelling was, though. That he recounted his story<br /> only after nearly a half century to reflect on it, and that the daughter<br /> who first heard it is a thoughtful and compelling storyteller herself, <br /> makes this book--this conversation among father, daughter, and<br /> time--important to anyone who seeks meaning in war through the<br /> lives of those who waged it, lived it, or died in it."</p><p><br /> -<strong> Dean A. Strang</strong>, lawyer and author of Worse than the Devil<br /> and Keep the Wretches in Order</p><p> </p><p><br /> "Using her father's papers, including his precious memoir of the war<br /> years, Julia Gimbel has given us an unforgettable picture of war in<br /> the South Pacific. At every turn, she has skillfully contextualized<br /> her father's story with key historical detail. Student, Sailor, Skipper, <br /> Survivor is a great read as well as an impressive contribution to history."</p><p>- <strong>Mary Louise Roberts</strong>, Distinguished Lucie Aubrac Chair and<br /> Plaenert-Bascom Chair of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison</p><br>
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