Tag Archives: Bill Mauldin

Free The Bill Mauldin One!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk The Boston Sunday Globe featured this book review (dead-tree version) of The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II, by Charles Glass: WILLIE AND JOE GO AWOL ‘The Guns at Last Light,’’ the … Continue reading →

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NYT’s C.J. Chivers (Rhymes With Shivers) Captures Syrian Armed Rebels

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s New York Times featured a Page One piece that further cements the status of C.J. Chivers in the God-Damned Infantry Hall of Fame alongside Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin. Life With Syria’s Rebels in a Cold and Cunning War … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day For My Father

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Jack Carroll (1920-1987), a Flying Boxcar navigator in the U.S. Army during World War II, rarely spoke about his wartime experience, except for two set pieces: 1) He dropped toilet paper over the Burma Road, making him much loved in … Continue reading →

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