Fussell letter, 10-16-1991
Paul Fussell wrote this letter to Eugene B. Sledge on October 16, 1991. In it, he thanked Sledge for the copies of a program on the Battle of Peleliu and a book recommendation. He gave Sledge a few book recommendations of his own and spoke of his own upcoming book. Sledge and Fussell corresponded fo...
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Paul Fussell wrote this letter to Eugene B. Sledge on October 16, 1991. In it, he thanked Sledge for the copies of a program on the Battle of Peleliu and a book recommendation. He gave Sledge a few book recommendations of his own and spoke of his own upcoming book. Sledge and Fussell corresponded for many years. What began as an admiration of each other's writing grew into a friendship based on their similar combat experiences in World War II and their shared attitudes on many things. |
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Fussell letter, 10-16-1991Paul Fussell wrote this letter to Eugene B. Sledge on October 16, 1991. In it, he thanked Sledge for the copies of a program on the Battle of Peleliu and a book recommendation. He gave Sledge a few book recommendations of his own and spoke of his own upcoming book. Sledge and Fussell corresponded for many years. What began as an admiration of each other's writing grew into a friendship based on their similar combat experiences in World War II and their shared attitudes on many things.Fussell, PaulAuburn University Libraries1991-10-161990sWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Correspondence; Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence; Veteran's writings, American; Military historians -- United States -- CorrespondenceHistory -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military LifeJPEGTextRG 97-005.96, box 1, folder 14Fussell letter, 10-16-1991Eugene Sledge papersAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.engThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.WWII; Writerhttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ebsledge/id/171 |
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