Many narrative accounts of men in combat during World War II have conveyed the horrors and emotions of warfare.
He lives in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania..
He taught philosophy at Lock Haven University from 1964 until his retirement in 1990. in philosophy from Syracuse University.
He was honorably discharged in July 1946 and went on to Ursinus College in 1952, eventually earning his Ph.
D.
Irwin was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in 1926, and enlisted in the army in August 1944.
About the Author: John P.
From the Hardcover edition.
At the end of the war, the sense of victory is, for these men, overshadowed by the intense joy and relief they experience in knowing that the fighting is at last over.
In addition to the killing and destruction on the battlefield, Irwin and his crew are caught up in the unbelievable depravity they encounter at Nordhausen Camp, where slave laborers are compelled to work themselves to death manufacturing the infamous V-rockets that have been causing so much destruction in London, and that are expected one day to devastate Washington, D.
C.
The interminable fighting, dirt, fatigue, and hunger make the war seem endless.
He Comes to the realization that the realm of warfare has almost nothing in common with the civilian life from which he has come.
Irwin, a Teenage Tank Gunner whose idealistic desire to achieve heroism is shattered by the incredibly different view of life the world of combat demands.
Another River, Another Town is the story of John P.
However, not many reveal in such an intimate way the struggle of innocent youth to adapt to the primitive code of "kill or be killed," to transform from lads into combat soldiers.
Many narrative accounts of men in combat during World War II have conveyed the horrors and emotions of warfare
