Kershaw, Alex. The Bedford Boys.KERSHAW, Alex. The Bedford Boys. Da Capo da ca·po adv. Music Abbr. DC From the beginning. Used as a direction to repeat a passage. [Italian : da, from + capo, head.] Press. 274p. illus. notes. bibliog. index. c2003. 0-306-81355-6. $14.95. SA Sixty years ago Allied soldiers hit the beaches of Normandy. The Bedford boys were among them: National Guard volunteers from a small, close-knit rural community in Virginia. Nineteen of them died almost immediately and three died later. This story of loss that inspired Saving Private Ryan is told in vivid detail. We fop low the boys of Company A of the 116th Regiment from their joining the Guard to make money for their families during the Depression to their training and deployment to England. We are tossed about in landing craft in the English Channel English Channel, Fr. La Manche [the sleeve], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.350 (560 km) long, between France and Great Britain. It is 112 mi (180 km) wide at its west entrance, between Land's End, England, and Ushant, France. Its greatest width, c. and hit the beach under murderous machine gun fire. We see the men die as their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl anxiously await their return. Soon the telegrams begin to arrive. "We regret to inform you ..." Kershaw's powerful retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. of D-Day gives us not only the story of ordinary men doing extraordinary things, but also of those left behind in small towns all across America. And that epic battle is still claiming victims. "Sixty years after he crawled across Omaha Beach  Omaha Beach was the code name for one of the principal landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on June 6 1944, during World War II. , the last living officer from Company A on D-Day was still plagued by survivor's guilt and the occasional episode of post-traumatic stress disorder post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mental disorder that follows an occurrence of extreme psychological stress, such as that encountered in war or resulting from violence, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, or serious accident. ." Photos enrich the story, which is followed by copious notes, a bibliography, an index, a conversation with the author, and 13 questions for discussion. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. Janet Julian, Grafton, MA |
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