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July 7, 1937
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident
results in a prolonged war between China and Japan.
The United States remained neutral.
September 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland
leading Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
The United States remained neutral.
Over the next 15 months
at least 35 nations were embroiled in the Second World War.
The United States remained neutral.
December 7, 1941
The Day that will live in Infamy
The Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans, wounding 1,143, and destroying 18 naval ships including five battleships.
The following day the United State declared war on the Empire of Japan. Three days later, the US declared war on Germany and Italy.
In Iowa, the Heartland of America, best friends Addie and Kate are embroiled in their own private wars. Kate’s pilot husband has gone Missing in Action, and Addie’s overbearing and controlling husband vents his rage on her. Somehow, these heroic Women of the Heartland must find a way to overcome the adversities of the war without, and the war within.
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About the Author:
| An Iowa farm girl (baby boomer),Gail Kittleson appeared with her thick glasses at the local library counter every Saturday of her childhood
and hauled home a new pile of books. Later, she earned her MA in TESOL and taught English as a Second Over a ten-year period during her husband Lance’s deployments to the Middle East, Gail’s memoir developed, and another is presently with a publisher. Since the World War II bug bit, she’s never been quite the same. Her Women of the Heartland fiction brings to life this challenging era’s make-do women whom she loves to introduce to new readers. Gail delights in historical research, grandchildren, gardening in Northern Iowa, and Arizona’s Mogollon Rim in winter. Facilitating workshops fulfills her teaching craving, and she also cheers other writers on through free-lance editing. You can find more about her publications and check out her blog at www.gailkittleson.com.
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Welcome Gail, Book looks like an interesting read. Good reading about you.