Sledge letter to Paul Fussell, 7-20-1983
Sledge wrote this letter to Paul Fussell, a professor of English at Rutgers University on July 20, 1983. In it, he expressed admiration for Fussell's World War I history titled The Great War and Modern Memory. Sledge was impressed with Fussell's discussion of the memoirs of various World W...
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Eugene B. Sledge documents Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence; Soldier's writings -- History and criticism; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Correspondence; Military historians -- United States -- Correspondence History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military Life WWII; Writer |
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Sledge wrote this letter to Paul Fussell, a professor of English at Rutgers University on July 20, 1983. In it, he expressed admiration for Fussell's World War I history titled The Great War and Modern Memory. Sledge was impressed with Fussell's discussion of the memoirs of various World War I veterans. This letter was the first of many that Sledge and Fussell would exchange throughout the years. What began as an admiration for each other's writing became a friendship based on their similar combat experiences in World War II and their shared attitude on many things. |
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Sledge letter to Paul Fussell, 7-20-1983Sledge wrote this letter to Paul Fussell, a professor of English at Rutgers University on July 20, 1983. In it, he expressed admiration for Fussell's World War I history titled The Great War and Modern Memory. Sledge was impressed with Fussell's discussion of the memoirs of various World War I veterans. This letter was the first of many that Sledge and Fussell would exchange throughout the years. What began as an admiration for each other's writing became a friendship based on their similar combat experiences in World War II and their shared attitude on many things.Sledge, Eugene B.Auburn University Libraries1983-07-201980sVeterans -- United States -- Correspondence; Soldier's writings -- History and criticism; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Correspondence; 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 14Eugene 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/198 |
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