Larkin Spivey - Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II
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- Название:Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II
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- ISBN:978-0-89957040-2
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is to strengthen the faith of its readers by showing the power of others’ faith under the most extreme circumstances imaginable. This is accomplished through 365 one-page stories from America’s greatest conflict presented in a daily devotional format with relevant scripture readings for each day of the year. Additionally, the book presents a unique and concise history of World War II with summaries, maps, and photographs of the major campaigns of the war. On this level, the individual stories provide insights into the war and combat not found in typical historical accounts.
2009 Silver Medal Winner from the Military Writers Society of America
First Place Winner of the 2009 Bransom Stars & Flags Book Award
Larkin Spivey is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired Marine Corps officer. He commanded infantry and reconnaissance units in combat as well as being trained in parachute, submarine, and Special Forces operations. He was with the blockade force during the Cuban Missile Crisis and served President Nixon in the White House. As a faculty member at The Citadel, he taught courses in U.S. military history, a subject of life-long personal and professional interest. He is the author of God in the Trenches and Miracles of the American Revolution. He now writes full time and resides in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his wife, Lani, and their four children. He is a lay eucharistic minister of the Episcopal Church and is actively involved in the Cursillo renewal movement and the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association.
Jocelyn Green is an award-winning freelance writer who pens articles for dozens of magazines, including Christianity Today, Today's Christian, Today's Pentecostal Evangel, Baptist Bulletin, EFCA Today, InSite and more. She also writes for nonprofits, universities and corporations such as Juicy Juice, Nestle, Publix and General Mills. Wife of a former Coast Guard officer, she authored
(Moody Publishers 2008). She also edited and contributed to
by Larkin Spivey, a 2009 Military Writers Society of America Silver Medal Winner. She is a member of the Evangelical Press Association and the Christian Authors Network. She and her husband have two children, a dog and a cat, and reside in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Review
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171. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II , 296–298.
172. Felber, The Old Breed of Marine , 3–4.
173. Mason, The Pacific War Remembered , 131.
174. Ibid., 138–39.
175. Ibid., 136.
176. Davis, Marine! , 121.
177. Ibid., 201.
178. Ibid.
179. www.arlingtoncemetery.net, search “Basilone.”
180. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book , 85.
181. Medal of Honor citation, Douglas Albert Munro, www.uscg.mil/history.
182. James Quann, “A World War Hero from Cle Elum,” Columbia Magazine , Fall 2000, Vol. 14, No. 3.
183. Gehring, Child of Miracles , 11–12.
184. Ibid.
185. Ibid., 10–11.
186. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com.
187. Gehring, Child of Miracles , 3–5.
188. Miller, The Story of World War II , 156.
189. Ibid., 157, quoting Gen. Robert Eichelberger.
190. Ibid., 158.
191. Rear Adm. Robert G. Mills, USN (Ret.), “The Parson’s Bible,” U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, www.usna.com.
192. Ibid.
193. From 1001 Great Stories and Quotes by R. Kent Hughes, ed., p. 234–235. Quoting Cmdr. Eric J. Berryman.
194. Ibid.
195. www.medalofhonor.com.
196. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book , 43.
197. Gehring, Child of Miracles , 156–57.
198. Snaddon, Through the Valley of the Shadow .
199. Ibid.
200. Ibid.
201. Ibid.
202. Mason, The Pacific War Remembered , 196.
203. Zamperini, Devil at My Heels , 84–85. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers.
204. Ibid., 98.
205. Ibid., 123.
206. Ibid., 242–43.
207. Gehring, Child of Miracles , 15–32.
208. Ibid.
209. Ibid.
210. Ibid., 261.
211. Ibid.
212. Ibid., 298–99.
213. Napoleon, www.bartleby.com.
214. Mao Tse-Tung, Quotations from Chairman Mao , 139.
215. “Mosta Dome,” Location Malta, www.locationmalta.com.
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217. Ibid., 105.
218. Quotes from article by Stephen P. Weaver, NAS Sigonella Public Affairs, “Heroism During World War II Remembered at Ponte Dirillo,” July 14, 2004, www.navy.mil.
219. North, War Stories III , 123.
220. Al Karr, “Exhibit Honors World War II’s Chaplains,” Episcopal Diocese of Washington, www.edow.org.
221. Ibid.
222. Ibid.
223. Carroll, Grace under Fire , 45–46.
224. Stan Scislowsiki, “Church Service at the Front,” WW2 Peoples War, www.bbc.co.uk.
225. Abide with Me , Henry Lyte and William Monk, 1847. Five of eight stanzas. Written as Lyte was dying of tuberculosis.
226. Central Illinois World War II Stories, “Frank’s Military Career WWII,” by Frank C. Palilla, www.atlas.illinois.edu.
227. A Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors .
228. Robert G. Saxton, “Knocking a Bomb Out in the Italian Skies,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.
229. George Graves, “Somewhere in Italy,” http://thedropzone.org.
230. Kathy Burd, “I’ve Been Blessed- A Legacy,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.
231. Ibid.
232. Lewis, The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II , 438, quoting an article by Ernie Pyle.
233. Ibid.
234. Richard J. Ternyey, “My Mule and Me,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.
235. Ibid.
236. Carroll, Grace Under Fire , 43.
237. Ibid., 44–45.
238. Central Illinois World War II Stories, “From Coal Hole to Fox Hole to Easy Street,” by Kathleen Filer, excerpted from James Coyle’s atlas.illinois.edu.
239. Rudyard Kipling, “If…”
240. North, War Stories III , 124.
241. Robert Appel, “A Soldier’s Last Days of Combat on the Anzio Beachhead,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.
242. Ibid.
243. “War Letters,” American Experience, www.pbs.org. and “World War II Letters Home,” The Free Library , www.thefreelibrary.com.
244. North, War Stories III , 128.
245. Steve Fry, “WWII Mystery Solved; Brother Finally Home,” Topeka Capital-Journal , June 21, 2007.
246. Sperry , Prayers for Private Devotions in War-Time , 3.
247. Vaughn Gordy, “Shaken but Grateful,” Central Illinois World War II Stories, atlas.illinois.edu.
248. Ibid.
249. Ibid.
250. C. Horace Maycock, “The Darkest Hour,” WW2 People’s War, www.bbc.co.uk.
251. Central Illinois World War II Stories, “The War for Me,” by Albert Thomas, atlas.illinois.edu.
252. Skelly, The Military Chaplaincy of the U.S. Army , 12, quoting Rev. Parker Thompson, Wallace Hale Eulogy , March 11, 2007. Used by permission.
253. Wallace Hale, from the foreword to Battle Rattle , www.milhist.net.
254. Copyright 1939 by Irving Berlin, www.scoutsongs.com. Berlin dedicated royalties to the God Bless America fund for the Boy and Girl Scouts of the USA.
255. Ibid.
256. Charles M. Province, The Unknown Patton , CMP Productions (Electronic Version, 1998, “The Slapping Incident,” www.pattonhq.com.
257. Miller, The Story of World War II , 216.
258. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book , p. 23.
259. 1 Chronicles 19:13 (KJV)
260. Ibid.
261. Inscription over the entrance to Summerall Chapel, The Citadel.
262. Astor, The Mighty Eighth , 20–21.
263. “Question Mark,” Journal of the Air Force Association , March 2003, www.afa.org.
264. Astor, The Mighty Eighth , 415.
265. “Misery and Teamwork Over Misburg, 26 November 1944,” by Frank Federici and Lt. Col. Vincent Mazza, ret., www.445thbomb-group.com.
266. O’Neill, Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer , 57.
267. Ibid., 69.
268. Astor, The Mighty Eighth , 322–323.
269. O’Neill, Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer , 70. Statement of Bud Klint.
270. Ibid., 101.
271. E. T. McMullen, “Aspects of Air Power in WWII, Including Bert Ramsey, E. L. McMullen, and Others,” memorial and dedication service for Lt. Bert H. Ramsey Jr., Nov. 25, 1945, author of poem unknown, http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu.
272. Ibid.
273. Astor, The Mighty Eighth , 361–62.
274. O’Neill, Half a Wing, Three Engines and a Prayer , 59–60.
275. Ibid.
276. North, War Stories III , 147.
277. Ibid., 148–49.
278. Starting Point Study Bible , “Commit,” 1564.
279. Astor, The Mighty Eighth , 73.
280. Ibid., 103.
281. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Prayer Book , 95.
282. Astor, The Mighty Eighth , 398.
283. John Frisbee, “Into the Mouth of Hell,” Journal of the Air Force Association , September 1988, www.afa.org.
284. North, War Stories III , 157.
285. S. Clayton Moore quoting McGovern in “The Outspoken American,” Airport Journals , May 2006.
286. Ibid.
287. George McGovern, “The Reason Why,” The Nation , April 21, 2003, www.thenation.com.
288. Edward A. Brandt, My Life as I Care to Remember It . Used by permission.
289. Ruben G. Bork, My Last Combat Mission , Quentin C. Anderson, http://pages.prodigy.net/rebeljack/Bork.html.
290. Art Kramer’s WWII Stories ,“The Pilot Who Wouldn’t Fly,” www.coastcomp.com/artkramer.
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