- Title:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Date of Original:
- 1994
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- World War II veterans living in or near Athens, Clarke County, Georgia in 1994 discuss campaigns in Europe, Africa and the Pacific; the attack on Pearl Harbor; Anzio, Italy; the Battle of the Bulge; the United States Army Air Force; bombing raids; Iwo Jima, Japan; Saipan; Guam; kamikaze attacks; submarine warfare; the Bataan Death March in the Philippines; the Palawan Massacre in the Philippines; and the experiences of prisoners of war. Also included are interviews with women veterans of various services and organizations.
Part of a commemorative World War II Oral History Project titled “Rendezvous with History.”
Digitization of the original footage was made possible by a 2013 Historic Preservation grant from the Watson-Brown Foundation Junior Board of Athens, Georgia. - Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
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