Soldier Boy: At Play in the ASA

Soldier Boy: At Play in the ASA
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In 1962 when Tim Bazzett graduated from high school he'd had enough of academia and classroom drudgery, so he joined the army - and received an education he'd never imagined. Perhaps one of the most unlikely and inept citizen-soldiers since Gomer Pyle, Tim somehow survives the terrors and tribulations of basic training at "Fort Lost-in-the-Woods, Misery," and after further training in the mysteries of Morse code in Massachusetts and Maryland, the small-town innocent is launched overseas and into the larger world. In northern Turkey he finds himself a link in the outermost defenses of America during a Cold War he only imperfectly understands. There he sees poverty and hatred in the faces of children and is forced to confront his own faults and inner demons. Later on in Germany, no longer quite so innocent, he chases girls and dreams of being a rock star. But at the heart of Bazzett's narrative are the characters - the friends he makes along the way. For this is ultimately a book about friendship - and about growing up. In his first volume of memoirs, Bazzett made his Michigan hometown in the fifties come alive for all his readers. In Soldier Boy, his military experiences are made just as real. Get ready to laugh, and maybe cry a little too, as the irrepressible Reed City Boy rides again.
Country USA
Brand Rathole Books
Manufacturer Rathole Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2010939363
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780977111916
ReleaseDate 2008-03-21

Country	USA
Brand	Rathole Books
Manufacturer	Rathole Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2010939363
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780977111916
ReleaseDate	2008-03-21

Soldier Boy: At Play in the ASA

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