“Where Shall I Flee?” by: Anne Clare

“Where Shall I Flee?” by: Anne Clare

One does not need to be a WWII buff or a lover of historical fiction to enjoy this accomplishment.  I recommend it to ALL!

Being as I normally read and report non-fiction, I was very impressed with Anne Clare’s realistic characterization and portrayal of WWII in Italy.  By showing the characters had their own faults and by not romanticizing war, she uses perpetual advancement to draw the reader ever further into their lives.

US Army on Anzio beachhead

Anne Clare is an avid history reader/researcher who asks, “What if?”  The end result is a suspenseful story that brings you into the sphere of action in Anzio and beyond, plus their own personal conflicts.

A nurse who isn’t quite sure why she’s there, to the soldiers of different backgrounds and how they connect – from combat, to being prisoners,  to their own attempts at survival.  You see the true evolvement of camaraderie.

Ms. Clare possesses a delicate, yet intense method for showing place, character and events.  How they meld together to transport the reader back to 1944, along with the physical and emotional upheaval of that era.

56th Evac Hospital, WWII

Nurse Jean Hoff, the heroine of this tale, not only tries to heal the wounded, but finds that a gruff Corporal can show her how to heal own wounds.

The plot is woven to hold you in suspense, with no wish to lay the volume down.

Come and enter their world and perhaps you will learn as they did.

Anne Clare’s blog – where you can also read her informative posts and/or purchase her books.

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Josephine Baker – WWII Spy

Josephine Baker in her Free French Air Force uniform

I knew she was a superstar, but this story was new to me!

https://www.military.com/history/josephine-baker-was-first-black-superstar-and-world-war-iis-most-unlikely-spy.html?ESRC=dod_220204.nl

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Military Humor – 

“Too much beer last night, Miss Pringle?”

“What makes you think the WACs are coming to this camp?”

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Farewell Salutes – 

Roydean L. Adams – Pryor, OK; USMC, WWII, PTO, Cpl.

Russell Barry Sr. – NYC, NY; US Army Air Corps, WWII, ETO, HQ Co/327/101st Airborne Division

Edward H. Benson – Roanoke County, VA; US Army Air Corps, WWII, PTO, Pfc. # 13118798, 1562nd Army Air Corps Base, KIA (Biak Island

Grady H. Canup – Greenwood, SC; US Army, WWII, ETO, SSgt. # 34093884, Co C/1/12/4th Infantry Division, Bronze Star, KIA (Hürtgen Forest, GER)

Lloyd Davidson – Irons, MI; US Navy, WWII, ATO

Cary S. Eleser – Slidell, LA; US Navy, WWII

Paul T. Kuras – San Antonio, TX; USMC, Aviation Engineer (Ret. 20 y.)

Andrew J. Ladner – Harrison City, MS; US Army, WWII, PTO, Pvt. # 34133073, 126/32nd Infantry Division, Bronze Star, KIA (Huggin Roadblock, Papua, NG)

Alfred O’Neill – Rhinelander, WI; US Army, WWII, ETO, Korea & Vietnam, Sgt. Major (Ret. 30 y.) / West Point rifle team coach

Stanford I. Polonsky (101) – Winston-Salem, NC; US Army Air Corps, WWII, ETO, Col. (Ret. 28 y.), Engineers/82nd Airborne Division

Clarence Stirewalt – Evans, GA; US Navy, WWII

Walter G. Wildman – Bristol, PA; US Army, WWII, ETO, Pvt. # 33589024, Co M/12/4th Infantry Division, Bronze Star, KIA (Hürtgen Forest, GER)

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