Where Whip Poor Wills Call A World War Ii Love Story

JJ Johnson was born prematurely to a poor family of sharecroppers in northeast Mississippi. He was accepted to Vanderbilt University at the age of 13 years and graduated at the age of 15. He then entered Princeton University on a full scholarship with room and board to study under Dr. Albert Einstein and graduated in 1941 with a PhD in Nuclear Physics at age 17 years. While at Princeton, JJ met and fell in love with Autumn Gamble from the consumer goods corporation, Proctor and Gamble. When World War II broke out, JJ volunteered for the U.S Navy and became a fighter pilot. After participation in four major battles on board the aircraft carriers Saratoga, Lexington, Yorktown and Enterprise, he was transferred to Los Alamos to work on the atomic bomb. In the summer of 1944, JJ returned to action aboard the Enterprise and then the new Lexington. In early 1945, he crashed at sea and after 20 days adrift, he was captured by the Japanese. After a short stint on Chichi Jima, JJ escaped, but was recaptured and transported to Ofuna a prison near Yokosuka on mainland Japan. After supplying fake information to the prison commander about the atomic bomb, JJ was rewarded with visits and services of a beautiful Japanese girl named Asami. As the war continued, JJ and Asami fell in love. After the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered and JJ was forced to leave Asami and return to America and reunite with Autumn.

The true story of a young couple who meet, fall in love, and become engaged during the uncertain days of World War II, "Cal & Jo" is based on 85 letters written in the early and mid-1940s by Cal when he was in training, overseas, and back home again. From very different backgrounds, their relationship faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and Cal's letters lovingly express how deeply he misses Jo. He has no idea when he will see her again, and plans for marriage give him hope and purpose throughout the war. Yet his dream is unexpectedly shattered when he finally returns. This story is a remarkable display of resolute determination in the face of grim historic events and a parade of personal challenges. Providing stirring inspiration and uplifting encouragement, Cal and Jo are two ordinary people whose relationship does not have an easy start, yet who choose to be together through one of history's darkest hours.

Both poignant and inspiring, these are the moving stories of men and women who met amid the chaos of the most devastating war in history and became the loves of one another’s lives. Many are now enjoying their seventies and eighties together after more than fifty happy years of marriage. They met in many remarkable ways, some in the briefest of chance encounters, and their love endured heart-rending ordeals of long separation and the constant threat that a husband or lover might not return. As these couples reflect on the profound experience of the war, the stories they most like to tell are of the deep bonds they forged during that tumultuous time, bonds so strong that they lasted a lifetime. As one man put it, “We’ve all got war stories. Some of us like to tell them and some don’t. But the story of how we fell in love with our wives, well, that’s still with us every day, and I know a lot of us can still get a little choked up over it. The war was a long time ago, one part of our lives. But we’re still living the love stories.” Bestselling author and master interviewer Larry King tells the stories of these love affairs just as the couples recalled them, capturing the special feeling of those times in their own words. The stories are complemented with a wealth of personal photographs and reproductions of touching memorabilia, including V-mail letters, cartoons, cards, newspaper accounts, and even the ticket stub from the movie seen on a first date. The stories reflect a wonderful range of experiences, from couples who met and got married within a few weeks to those who waited years after a brief first meeting to see each other again. There are stories of falling in love at first sight, stories of tragedy transformed by love, and stories of the remarkable resourcefulness that can be exercised by two people determined to be together. A treasure trove of unique reminiscences,Love Stories of World War IIoffers an unprecedented view into this personal side of the World War II experience and celebrates the incredible legacy of remarkable relationships forged in the midst of tragedy.

This is a love story, but it is also a story of World War II. It is the story of a young man who had just turned 20 years of age, and felt it his duty to answer the call of his country and volunteer for the army of the United States. It is the story of his emotions and frustrations, his love for the young woman who loved and waited for him to come home; and his experiences as he grew into a mature soldier who witnessed the horrors and devastation of war, and saw the results of the Holocaust atrocities.

Summer 1940. All of Britain is swept up in the war effort. But Prudence Clearwater longs to be swept up into something very different. What she does not know is that the discovery of an old letter in the dusty archives of her workplace will pull her into the love story that she always dreamed of. Prudence is forced to think about her future when her fiancé seeks to speed their wedding day. Why is her heart so reluctant? Does her future hold some hidden secrets she is not yet aware of? Frederick Spencer is an engineer who deals in facts and figures. His work is so important to him, and to King and Country, that he has avoided conscription into the Armed Forces. But when his eccentric aunt drags him into a hare-brained scheme to find a man whom she jilted four decades ago, Frederick is compelled to help her. In times of war, can people follow their own paths? Will Prudence find the courage to write her own story, and will Frederick learn that there is more to life than duty? In this debut World War two drama, love and war meet in a sweet and emotional embrace!

This book is a tribute to two precious people I called Mom and Dad by conveying their life story. The book takes excerpt from Mother and Dad’s diaries so they are obliquely able to convey their story. Part of what of the story concerns Mother’s self-portrayal detailing experiences from birth until her young husband was leaving to fight in World War II. It depicts Mom’s tender, loving attributes, which those that knew her had the privilege of experiencing. I honestly do not think she realized possessing such wonderful attributes, which made them all the more enjoyable for those of us who crossed her path on the road of life. Another portion is by Dad depicting his World War II story. Then I fill in by describing what occurred as seen through my eyes, which emerged from a lifetime of inspiration they produced by existing together authentically.

World War II changed the face of the United States, catapulting the country out of economic depression, political isolation, and social conservatism. Ultimately, the war was a major formative factor in the creation of modern America. This unique, twelve-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of this transformation in its domestic policies, diplomatic relations, and military strategies, as well as the changing cultural and social arenas. The collection presents the history of the creation of a super power prior to, during, and after the war, analyzing all major phases of the U.S. involvement, making it a one-stop resource that will be essential for all libraries supporting a history curriculum. This volume is available on its own or as part of the twelve-volume set, The American Experience in World War II . For a complete list of the volume titles in this set, see the listing for The American Experience in World War II [ISBN: 0-415-94028-1].