Description: Madison, this book is an exceptional window into a past that is all too quickly fading from memory.
Review Quotes:
"At a time when war memories are fading with the passing of each veteran, Madison gives voice to Liz's recollections, capturing her zest for life and her deep understanding of war."--South Bend Tribune
"Richardson's story, skillfully reconstructed by Madison, pulls back the veil of romantic myth that sometimes obscures World War II, and lets us see the face of wartime humanity in all of its guises--bored and fearful, but also alive and charged with hope.October/November 2008"--Bloom Magazine
"All in all, this account makes for informative and enjoyable reading for the scholar, undergraduate, or anyone interested in women's participation in the war, and in particular the American Red Cross Clubmobiles. March, 2010"--H-NET Reviews Humanities & Social Sciences
"A remarkable book. . . . Historian James H. Madison has done a marvelous job of detective work in putting together Richardson's story. A major strength of this work is the careful way that Madison has placed the letters and diary of Richardson within their larger historical context."--Judy Barrett Litoff, author of We're in This War, Too: World War II Letters from American Women in Uniform