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Lädt ... Aleutian Echoes (Lanternlight Library)von Charles Bradley
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When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Charles Bradley enlisted in the army. An avid skier and mountaineer with a degree in geology, he quickly found himself among the first members of the new 10th Mountain Division, the only unit of the U.S. Army established to train men in mountain combat. Soon, Bradley was training candidates for a potential ground assault on Japan and in a new theater for mountain warfare: the magnificent but potentially life-threatening Aleutian Islands. Bradley's military career kept him from the front lines of the war, but he and his companions had their own battles with loneliness and fatigue, with Aleutian weather and terrain, and with the military brass. The Axis powers were real enough, but the immediate enemy was the environment. It was Bradley's job, now on assignment with the North Pacific Combat School, to help teach his trainees the skills of survival and mobility under conditions that included rugged terrain, glaciers, fierce winds, heavy rains and snow storms, and the threat of avalanches. Each story of confrontation with that rugged environment is balanced by one of discovery and awe. The Aleutians could be dangerous, but they were also an unspoiled realm for adventure and fascination. Soldier Bradley also grew as an artist; his interest in the natural history and geography of the islands is reflected in his paintings of what he saw near his posts, first at Unalaska and later at Adak. It is also reflected in his honest, insightful prose. Bradley is a writer with his own voice, his own clear way of conveying how recruits struggle or how ravens play. Aleutian Echoes is one man's carefully observed, sometimes wry memoir of natural wonders and unnatural challenges. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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"We packed our gear and waited our turns for transportation home. NPCS broke up, one or two chunks at a time. There was lots of pounding shoulders, waving, yelling insults, and good wishes. Also there were unseen lumps in the throats and awareness of an unforgettable adventure ending."
This passage brought to mind partings of my own from close army buddies of 2-3 years, and the (unkept) promises to keep in touch. Lumps in the throats indeed. Friendships forged in the military are the strongest ones you ever make, no question, and are never repeated in later life. Charles Bradley is gone now, and I am very sad that I can't write or call him and tell him personally how much I enjoyed his story and thank him for his service. Godspeed, Charley, wherever you are. ( )