All of Us Fought the War
392 pages, 9 x 12
200 illus
Hardcover
Release Date:20 Jan 2012
ISBN:9780615698014
All of Us Fought the War
The University of Alabama and its Men and Women in World War II
By Delbert Reed; Foreword by John R. Vines
Paul W. Bryant Museum
A companion to his When Winning Was Everything: Alabama Football Players in World War II; All of Us Fought the War extends the story of sacrifice and heroism to the university at large
An estimated ten thousand men and women with University of Alabama ties served in the military during World War II. At least 350 of them lost their lives, falling in 21 different countries, on 15 islands of the Pacific, and on five of seven seas. Some served long, torturous months in prisoner of war camps and many others were wounded.
The stories shared in this book illustrate the sacrifice of thousands of men and women who went to war to preserve peace and democracy in America and to reclaim freedom for countless million throughout the world.
An estimated ten thousand men and women with University of Alabama ties served in the military during World War II. At least 350 of them lost their lives, falling in 21 different countries, on 15 islands of the Pacific, and on five of seven seas. Some served long, torturous months in prisoner of war camps and many others were wounded.
The stories shared in this book illustrate the sacrifice of thousands of men and women who went to war to preserve peace and democracy in America and to reclaim freedom for countless million throughout the world.
Delbert Reed is writer-in-residence at the Paul Bryant Museum at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and author of When Winning Was Everything: Alabama Football Players in World War II and Paul “Bear” Bryant: What Made Him a Winner.
