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As one of the many stories of the courageous men and women during the 2nd World War this story tells of the hardening experience of 2nd Lt. George M. Mikels as part of the allied invasion of France that helped to liberate that country from the tyranny of the Nazis. The story also tells of the experiences of daughter Connie and her husband Michael in retracing steps of her father and seeing the places in Normandy where the events occurred and also talking with witnesses of events in 1944.
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Rene Maradiaga
reviewed Retracing the Steps of My Father in Normandy: A story of World War II told through family members, eyewitness accounts, photographs, documents and Correspondence on March 13, 2012
Retracing the Steps of My Father in Normandy
So, I'm more than half-way through the 700 pages. This is definitely an important work. While it assumes a vast knowledge of French history--both the Ancien Regime and the Revolution--it is meticulously detailed and essential to understanding the background of the Enlightenment. A couple of comments though... 1)While the Enlightenment is "officially" dated as starting in the mid-18thc, I think that the background of Louis XIV's reign is critical to understanding what started all of this in motion. Roche gives little time to XIV and starts right in with XV; 2) This one is a biggie for me. I'm 400 pages into this and he's mentioned "women"... not even a specific person, but just the word "women" about 3 times. Seeing as my niche is studying women in 17th and 18thc France, I'm a bit puzzled by this. To me, women were a critical component of the Enlightenment. Certainly, they were not at the forefront like Diderot or Voltaire, but they provided the means for these men to express themselves... they coaxed the Enlightenment out of the men, so to speak. Looking at the index I see that some of this will be discussed in the upcoming pages, but just as passing stories...
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