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Sights, Sounds, Memories
Ian van der Waag
其他書名
South African Soldier Experiences of the Second World War
出版African Sun Media, 2020-12-15
主題History / Military / World War II
ISBN19284809189781928480914
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=4P8WEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The Second World War involved most of the countries of the world and left so many millions dead and maimed, disorganised and devastated through personal and communal loss. This book recovers some of South Africa’s soldiers’ experiences from the physical and mental debris of the war. Individuals are important; their lives – used as lenses – give us colour and texture, and their voices tell the stories of ordinary soldiers. Using their memoirs and diaries, the vitality of their endeavours is reasserted, their successes and failures, victories and indecencies are re-examined, and their magnanimity and the general triumph of the human spirit are celebrated.