The danger of participating in live-fire exercises and a Christmas spent in a military prison are described in detail in this graphic picture of military life at the height of the Cold War.
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an ’iron curtain’ has descended across the continent."
These words, uttered by Winston Churchill in 1946, heralded the beginning of the Cold War. In this first-hand account of a NATO soldier, Terry Stoney Burke paints a graphic picture of military life at the height of the Cold War. From the trials and tribulations of basic training, through his progress of becoming an infantryman and explosive specialist, to his posting in Germany, his pull no punches narrative tells the sometimes humorous, often poignant, story of life as a common soldier.
Cold War Soldieris not a book for veterans alone. Burkes explanations of military procedures, weapons, and army life strike a happy balance between reminding ex-servicemen of things they knew but may have forgotten, and creating a clear picture for the military novice.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 355.0092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781554889594 9781459700826
- LCCN
- U55.B87 U55.B845
- LCCN Item number
- A3 2011eb A3 2011eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (182 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00227923 (OCoLC)768304211 (CaOOCEL)439950
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- COVER 1
- Half-Title 2
- Title 4
- Copyright 5
- Dedication 6
- Contents 8
- Introduction: Prelude to a Life 10
- Chapter 1: Sheep Shit and Cherry Stones 20
- Chapter 2: House Mouse or Shack Rat 36
- Chapter 3: Of Mice and Men 50
- Chapter 4: The Perils of Peanut Butter and Jam 60
- Chapter 5: Is There Any Such Thing as a Dumb Question? 74
- Chapter 6: Soaring with the Eagles in Sennelager 82
- Chapter 7: The Happy Gang 102
- Chapter 8: … And Miles to Go Before We Sleep 114
- Chapter 9: My Home in Amsterdam 130
- Chapter 10: “Merry Christmas — Quick March!” 140
- Chapter 11: Dating in Sign Language 158
- Chapter 12: Good Luck, or Good Leadership? 168
- Epilogue: A House Is Not a Home 180
- Of Related Interest 184
- BACK COVER 186
