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Notable: Soldiers' stories
By COLETTE BANCROFT, Times Book Editor
Published November 11, 2007
To mark Veterans Day, three recent books look at the courage and sacrifices of those who fight our wars. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-44 (Henry Holt) by Rick Atkinson follows the author's Pulitzer-winning An Army at Dawn in dramatically recreating the epic struggles of World War II. Letters on the Wall: Offerings and Remembrances From the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Smithsonian) by Michael Sofarelli is a collection of photographs of proud and heartbreaking missives left by families, fellow soldiers and grateful strangers. Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family (Penguin Group) by Martha Raddatz follows soldiers of the 1st Cavalry through a deadly 2004 firefight in Baghdad's Sadr City - and the families back home in Texas awaiting word of their fates.
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