Before Their Time
A Memoir

This is not your typical “Greatest Generation” veteran’s memoir. Here is the opening paragraph: “In 1943, I was a pre-med day student at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Half the student body at Hopkins during World War II was pre-med; it was a respectable way of evading the draft. Bu......more

This is an honest to goodness memoir about a soldier that talks honestly about his experience before and after he signs up (sorta reluctantly) in 1943. He speaks openly about the recruits and his buddies that he served with during WW11. Refreshing. Very refreshing.......more

This was one of the first books that I ever checked out about World War II. I stayed with my grandparents for the summer, and they got me a library card for the library where they lived. I loved this book, and it helped start my interest in World War II. This book is a memoir written by Robert Kotlo......more

This is a rare first person's account of what It was like to be in the Army during WWII from boot camp to battle and its aftermath. I thought it interesting that it was told entirely from a personal viewpoint without any comments about the war itself. Most of the time they had very little informatio......more