Western Societies: A Documentary History Vol. II

History

Tierney,Brian

Scott, Joan

World

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

An intelligent and politically engaged man who was approaching forty, Ben Alper tried for nearly two years to join actively in the war against fascism. Finally, in September 1943, he was accepted by the army, assigned to the military police, and shipped out to serve in Northern Africa and Italy. Thus began a daily stream of letters to Ethel, his wife. Selected from among the eight hundred letters written during his two-year assignment, this collection reveals much about the impact of large political movements on everyday life and about the ways in which two people sustain their love throughout a long absence and over a great distance. Before the war, Ben and Ethel shared an involvement in politics. Both were committed to a vision of society that included economic justice; in the United States their idealism found focus in the New Deal and the labor movement, and internationally in antifascist struggles in Europe. They watched the triumphs of Mussolini and Hitler with horror, and they supported the Allied resistance to them after the outbreak of war in 1939. Ben's decision to enlist was based on an overwhelming desire to be part of the action he so strongly supported. Ben Alper's assignment was largely managerial, so his letters contain few of the descriptions of battles and death that we associate with wartime accounts. What they tell about are the effects of war on ordinary people; young soldiers, villagers, children; about the political attitudes and practices of British and American military commanders and soldiers, Italian workers and business leaders, Yugoslav officials and partisans; and about the values and vision of Alper himself. For Ethel, a professional artist, Ben crafted letters to evoke an emotional as well as visual response. One sees in brilliant color and detail some of the scenes he describes. Unlike a diary, these letters were addressed to a specific person and served both to create and sustain a relationship with her. These are intimate love letters, full of longing and nostalgia, meant to reassure Ethel about his commitment to her even as he recounts the excitement of travel and the pleasure of making new, often quite intense, friendships far away from home. Although none of Ethel's letters have survived, her devotion, empathy, and occasional jealousy are understood through the passionate responses they evoke in her husband.

Love and Politics in Wartime: Letters to My Wife, 1943-45

Biographies & Memoirs

Alper, Benedict S

Historical

University of Illinois Press

Inspired by God on Paper

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Eber & Wein Publishing

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SPA: The Official Guide to Spa Therapy at Levels 2 & 3

Business & Money

Harrison, Andrea

Job Hunting & Careers

Cengage Learning'

Leading From The Heart

Management & Leadership

The Ostomy Raft is an easy-to-read, well-illustrated self-help book for people with bowel ostomies. Doctors and nurses are the experts on medical issues. But the more practical realities of daily life? Other ostomates are the go-to resource for those tips. Things like… Daily care & management of your ileostomy or colostomy Returning to normal activities, like sleeping, bathing, having sex, traveling, and going back to work What to eat and drink to keep things moving along happily When & how to manage problems at home, and when to go to the ER How to get poop stains out of a carpet Basically, how to get your life back! 
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the Ostomy Raft: Practical tips for living with an ileostomy or colostomy, from others in the same boat

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Caverhill Press

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