Forty-Five Letters from a World War II Sailor

<p>As an eighteen-year-old young man Frank B. Bradshaw Jr. served in World War II as a sailor in the Merchant Marine Corps from 1944 to 1946. In <I>Forty-Five Letters from a World War II Sailor</I> Robert W. Bradshaw presents a collection of letters his father Frank wrote to his parents during a two-year period. It was a dangerous time in history when mariners died at a rate of one in twenty-four the highest rate of casualties of any service.</p> <p>From a cold-blooded slaughter in the Ukraine to illicit sex on the high seas to coping with food shortages and a loony captain Frank shares the day-to-day happenings of the life of a sailor on a cargo ship.</p> <p><I>Forty-Five Letters from a World War II Sailor</I> delivers firsthand World War II global insights and a unique historical perspective from the view of an eighteen-year-old man. It provides fodder for future generations to fulfill their American dreams.</p>