When You Come Home: A Wartime Courtship in Letters, 1941-45 (Great Lakes Books Series) (Great Lakes Book Series)

The story of two Wayne State University students who were separated by World War II, told through the letters that they exchanged. Basic Training -- Pearl Harbor -- Jack-of-all-trades -- The Old Ccc Camp -- A Corporal's Duties -- The Astp -- A Wedding In The Offing -- A Dream Realized -- Preparing For Combat -- Weeks Of Uncertainty -- The Eto -- Life On A French Farm -- The Last Days -- Winding Things Up -- The Final Days. Edited By Robert E. Quirk. Excerpts Of The Lettters Between Robert E. Quirk And His Wife. Cover Contents Foreword: World War II Detroit Preface 1. Basic Training 2. Pearl Harbor 3. Jack-of-All-Trades 4. The Old CCC Camp 5. A Corporal’s Duties 6. The ASTP 7. A Wedding in the Offing 8. A Dream Realized 9. Preparing for Combat 10. Weeks of Uncertainty 11. The ETO 12. Life on a French Farm 13. The Last Days 14. Winding Things Up 15. The Final Days Postscript Editor’s Note Robert E Quirk and his future wife Marianne, were Wayne State University students when they met and fell in love in 1941, but they were quickly parted when Quirk was drafted. Here, decades after their marriage and the end of the war, Quirk shares the letters they exchanged during World War II, that reveals personal glimpses of life in the 1940s. Robert E. Quirk and his future wife, Marianne, were both Wayne State University students when they met and fell in love in 1941, but they were quickly parted when Quirk was drafted. Decades after their marriage and the end of the war, Quirk shares the letters they exchanged during World War II, which had been stowed in the attic of their home.