~~NOT A BOXED SET. A 3 LB., ONE VOLUME OMNIBUS EDITION OF 3 BOOKS! PLEASE GET THE BOOKS SEPARATELY IF THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT! ~~The Things Our Fathers Saw—The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation From Hometown, USA: VOLUMES 1-3...TOLD IN THEIR OWN WORDS...~From the award-winning author of the 'The Things Our Fathers Saw' World War II eyewitness history series~ 800 PAGES, including:*Volume I: Voices of the Pacific Theater*Volume II: War in the Air—From the Great Depression to Combat*Volume III: War in the Air—Combat, Captivity, and Reunion(Please visit Matthew Rozell's Amazon Author page for the 3 full book descriptions)By the end of 2018, fewer than 400,000 of our WW II veterans will still be with us, out of the over 16 million who put on a uniform. But why is it that today, nobody seems to know these stories? Maybe our veterans did not volunteer to tell us; maybe we were too busy with our own lives to ask."For all of us to be free, a few of us must be brave, and that is the history of America". Read how a generation of young Americans saved the world. Because dying for freedom isn’t the worst that could happen. Being forgotten is. "Television and movies may capture the imagination of a romantic, adventurous version of war, but these plain-spoken veterans acknowledge the truth of the horror and loss of warfare. My sincere thanks to Matthew Rozell for his efforts." -Amazon reviewer "This book should be a must-read in every high school in America. It is a very poignant look back at our greatest generation, maybe it will inspire the next one." A selection of series comments left by Amazon reviewers: "Wow! I felt like I was sitting in the room with a group of WWII veterans, hearing their stories of hardship, fear, and what they had to do for their country, for their family and friends, fighting for what they believed in. I could not put this book down, so very well written to engage the reader and share experiences of war. Heroes abound in this book and everyone should read and be thankful for those who sacrificed so much for the rest of us. Thank you Matthew for capturing these experiences and presenting them in a compelling manner. Also, thank you for giving back to your community by making history real for your students and readers." "I have been a student of this war for over 60 years and the author made me want to read more of these types of books. Mr. Rozell constructed the living memories of [our] heroes into a striking and amazing narrative." "The survivors of WW2 are the generation of ultimate self sacrifice but also dignified silence. Long may books like this be read by the young people of the 21st century to understand the hardship, altruism and sacrifice of others that built the freedoms of today. Remarkable men and women, thank you one and all." "If you are looking for blood, guts and glory, look elsewhere. However, if you are looking for tales of normal people undertaking extraordinary tasks then read on, and be humbled." "History is best learned and remembered when it is humanized. Rozell's book gives faces and names and stories to some of battles I read about in my high school textbooks--I couldn't tell you much about what I learned from them, but I could go on about the things I learned from this book." "Having so many voices speaking in the first-person made the book read easier. Like the Bible, it is a compilation more than a single book,and so many perspectives added color. I was sorry to reach the end, and that is a rarity." "I always like to read the experiences of ordinary yet extraordinary people who went through something like this. One can only imagine what they went though." My father, a member of 'The Greatest Generation', would never talk to me about the serious events in his deployment to the South Pacific. Then, after I myself went to war and came home, I asked him how he dealt with certain things. He had me open his old foot locker from which he took a TOPOG map. He unfolded it, pointed to a grid and said 'that is where I lost my first two men.' He no longer talked to me like his boy but like a fellow warrior. The things he told me could have been right out this book; the same words, the same descriptions of horrible sights, the same sorrow for friends lost...the same guilt for having survived. Mr. Rozell, THANK YOU for this book." "An absolutely absorbing read. It would seem a simple concept, to let the people who were there tell their story. Rozell gives us background, structure and scope without ever falling in love with his own voice or stealing the limelight, and that is no simple task. Well done!" "I finished reading the book last night. The stories of sacrifice and service of the men included impacted me deeply and I have a renewed respect for what they did... How men so young could face the horrors of the war?! How did they endured torture and hard work with hope and faith?!" "Awesome writing and very intriguing stories. Thank you for capturing some of