A Time for War, Ronald B. Wheatley
A Time for War, Ronald B. Wheatley
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A Time for War
Veterans’ Stories from One American Town: Scituate, Massachusetts

Author: Ronald B. Wheatley

Narrator: Rosemary Benson, Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 11/01/2016

Synopsis

From Vietnam vet Ronald Wheatley, A Time for War features in-depth interviews with sixty-five veterans who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as stories of veterans from the Revolutionary, Civil, and Cold Wars. These are enlisted men and women, officers and volunteers, connected by a small seacoast town located midway between Boston and Plymouth. A Time for War is a rigorous and moving exploration of what it means to serve in war, from the chaos of combat to the idealism that drives people to enlist. A poignant look into the character, service, and sacrifice of rural Americans in military duty, the book includes articles about Paul R. Brown, a WWII B-17 bombardier and POW; Rick English, a naval flight officer during Operation Desert Storm; Frank Moody, a communications officer aboard a nuclear-powered submarine during the Cold War; and four-star general George Casey.

About Ronald B. Wheatley

Ronald B. Wheatley is a journalist, a practicing attorney, and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He and his family live in Scituate, Massachusetts.

About Rosemary Benson

Rosemary Benson is a voice talent and audiobook narrator whose lifetime of live performance includes musical and audience interactive theater, cabaret, touring with bands and ensembles internationally, recording, and hosting special events.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph on July 17, 2021

A really good book where the author has either culminated information, interviewed relatives, or interviewed the veterans themselves. The interviews take you thru the participants lives before they signed up or were drafted, time in service, and their life after service. Only found 2 messups that ma......more

Quotes

“This work, fashioned over twenty years, is a marvelous testament to the diversity of those who have participated in American conflicts and of their many and sundry expressions of patriotism…a valuable historical record of martial valor that’s well-researched, intelligently organized, and lovingly offered. An engaging journalistic account of American military and civilian service during wartime.” Kirkus Reviews

“Ron Wheatley captures the humanity of experiences of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in a folksy and heartrending manner.” Peter A. Kind, Lieutenant General, United States Army, Retired

“Wheatley’s book is a rigorous and moving exploration of what it means to serve in war, from the chaos of combat to the idealism that drives people to enlist.” Kuros Charney, Playwright/Instructor at Gotham Writers’ Workshop

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