Bringing Mulligan Home : The Other Side of the Good War (Paperback)

from pmackey

Growing up American in the shadow of World War II, I like many others saw the war in terms of black and white, good and evil. "Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War", by Dale Maharidge, shows that viewpoint is too simplistic. The reality of war is so much more complicated. What b...

from BAP1012

This was a fascinating memoir about Dale Maharidge's research into his father's WWII service in the South Pacific and how it impacted his father's life and Dale's life after the war. He interviewed many surviving members of Love Company (his dad's) and presented their stories as well. In addition...

from book58lover

An incredibly moving account of the men of Love Company, Marines that fought in Guam and Okinawa during World War II. My father was a WW II Marine and also saw duty in Okinawa and in Tsingtao China, which is mentioned in the book. Reading the interviews with the surviving men I thought of my fath...

from JoanieS

Bringing Mulligan Home:The Other Side of the Good War is Dale Maharidge's personal journey to understand his father and the impact World War II had on him and subsequently his family. It is a well written, thought provoking book, detailing the personal side of war as told by veterans. It was not ...

from zimbawilson

Raw, honest and gut-wrenching, this book should be required reading for every person considering joining the armed forces. After the passing of his father, a WWII-Pacific theater veteran who rarely spoke of his military service, Maharidge seeks to find out more about a man posing in a photo with ...