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War on the Porch: A Doughboy’s Interview (20th Century War Stories) - Softcover
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A Blind WW1 Veteran. A Classified 1918 Mission. Fifty Years of Silence Broken on a Hot Arkansas Porch. One hot July afternoon. One final chance to expose the secret that cost him everything.
On July 15, 1918, a squad of American Doughboys went behind enemy lines on a top‑secret reconnaissance mission before the Second Battle of the Marne. The cost was devastating. Caught in an explosive artillery barrage, infantryman Patrick King was permanently blinded—his memories of that classified nightmare locked away in the dark. For fifty years, he told no one. Not his wife. Not his neighbors. Not a living soul.
Two wars. Two veterans. One unforgettable interview. Exactly five decades later, on a sweltering front porch in Bald Knob, Arkansas, the silence cracks. Sitting beside his devoted wife, Pauline, Patrick finally agrees to pull back the curtain of the trenches of Northern France. His interviewer? Gordon Grover, a local reporter and haunted World War II veteran who knows exactly what it means to carry the invisible scars of combat. As Patrick vividly unpacks the terror of the Western Front, the porch becomes a bridge across generations of warfare, survival, and brotherhood.
Award‑winning veteran and author Travis Davis delivers a gripping, emotionally raw masterpiece in War on the Porch. It is a sacred tribute to the resilience of the human spirit, the heavy price of freedom, and the life‑saving power of sharing our stories. War on the Porch is a brilliant exploration of veteran brotherhood, deep‑seated grief, and the unexpected friendships that rescue us when we are lost in the dark.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. On a hot July day in 1918, along the banks of the Marne River in Northern France, an incredible tale of heroism, bravery, leadership, selflessness, and perseverance unfolds on a World War I battlefield. A squad of Doughboys is given the secret mission to infiltrate the German lines and gather intelligence before the Second Battle of the Marne. A mission so cloaked in secrecy that it was hidden for fifty years. That is, until a hot July day in 1968, when Patrick King, one of the soldiers on the mission who was blinded in the execution of it, reveals it in vivid detail to a reporter. With his wife, Pauline, by his side on their porch in Bald Knob, Arkansas, Patrick shares his story, which becomes much more than a reporter getting a story: a journey of healing for both him and the reporter, Gordon Grover, a World War II veteran.Travel back in time when stories were told on your grandparents' porch and when heroes sat right next to you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798990138278
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - On a hot July day in 1918, along the banks of the Marne River in Northern France, an incredible tale of heroism, bravery, leadership, selflessness, and perseverance unfolds on a World War I battlefield. A squad of Doughboys is given the secret mission to infiltrate the German lines and gather intelligence before the Second Battle of the Marne. A mission so cloaked in secrecy that it was hidden for fifty years. That is, until a hot July day in 1968, when Patrick King, one of the soldiers on the mission who was blinded in the execution of it, reveals it in vivid detail to a reporter. With his wife, Pauline, by his side on their porch in Bald Knob, Arkansas, Patrick shares his story, which becomes much more than a reporter getting a story: a journey of healing for both him and the reporter, Gordon Grover, a World War II veteran.Travel back in time when stories were told on your grandparents' porch and when heroes sat right next to you. Seller Inventory # 9798990138278