The bus transporting me to my ship was no Greyhound but a broken-down school bus commandeered into wartime service.
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(1996)
All at sea
coming of age in World War II
by Louis R. Harlan
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The tale of [Louis R.] Harlan's transition from adolescence to manhood is related memorably in All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II. Laced with vignettes depicting the author's naval mistakes, his escapades with and in pursuit of women, and his difficulty in returning to civilian life after the war, All at Sea is a welcome change of pace from more standard, stoic tales of wartime heroism.
Harlan's frankness isn't limited to the details of his bouts with ineptitude as a young naval ensign. He also makes pointed observations about the importance of World War II compared to conflicts that have taken place since then, and about the evolution of his own racial attitudes as a product of the South suddenly thrown into settings in which he saw African Americans from a different perspective.
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United States, Sailors, Military History, Naval operations, American, Campaigns, Personal narratives, American, American Personal narratives, History, Military, American Naval operations, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, Biography, Geschichte 1941-1945, Erlebnisbericht, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Naval Military operations, American, Marinesoldat, Military Personnel, Military campaigns, History, World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, american, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american, United states, navy, biography, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, france, normandy, Normandy (france), history, Sailors, biographyPeople
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ALL AT SEA: Coming of Age in World War II
November 27, 2001, University of Illinois Press
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0252070720 9780252070723
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All at sea: coming of age in World War II
1996, University of Illinois Press
in English
0252022327 9780252022326
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Table of Contents
Ninety-day wanderer
Shakedown
A funny thing happened on the way to the Azores
Yank in the streets
The real thing
Do not fire unless directly attacked
Go to the head of the bay
A blue pennant she did win
A visit to the home front
Sylvia
Tropic of skin cancer
Vietnam
Homeward bound
The past as future.
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