All at sea
coming of age in World War II
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Author
Publication
1996 - University of Illinois Press, Urbana, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
52,750 words, Guess
Page Count
211 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL796609M
- ISBN-100252022327
- OCLC Control Number33104999
- OCLC Control Numberallatseacomingof0000harl
- Library of Congress Control Number95032515
and 1 more
- LibraryThing2956145
Classifications
- DDC940.54/2142/092
- LCCD773 .H37 1996
Description
The tale of [Louis R.] Harlan's transition from adolescence to manhood is related memorably in All at Sea: Coming of Age in World War II. Laced with vignettes depicting the author's naval mistakes, his escapades with and in pursuit of women, and his difficulty in returning to civilian life after the war, All at Sea is a welcome change of pace from more standard, stoic tales of wartime heroism. Harlan's frankness isn't limited to the details of his bouts with ineptitude as a young naval ensign. He also makes pointed observations about the importance of World War II compared to conflicts that have taken place since then, and about the evolution of his own racial attitudes as a product of the South suddenly thrown into settings in which he saw African Americans from a different perspective.
First Sentence
The bus transporting me to my ship was no Greyhound but a broken-down school bus commandeered into wartime service.
Excerpt
The bus transporting me to my ship was no Greyhound but a broken-down school bus commandeered into wartime service.
Subjects
Topics
People
Genres
- Biography.
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