Description

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor millions of young American men were eager to join up and defend their country William Swanson was among them

The View from My Foxhole tells William Swansons story of fighting in the jungles of Bougainville and Guam and the ash heap of Iwo Jima Through it he maintains his sense of humor and thanks his lucky stars for every day he survives

From The View from My Foxhole

We move past the torn bodies of our buddies hoping and praying that we will be spared yet knowing in our hearts that many will not Fear is on me againfear of death of coursebut I have found that it is relatively easy to resign oneself to death and on occasion even welcome the thing It is really the violence the pain the suddenness and unpredictability of events that tear our insides We cannot be sure of anythingnot the next step or the next secondand that is the real terror