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Your Father's Forgotten Heroes
By: Orrin Turner
It’s 1917, and fifteen-year-old Homer Russell Turner has secretly left home to enlist in the United States Army. Join him on his stateside and overseas journey from boyhood to manhood as he navigates and builds the road to war with the 7th Engineers. Share in his friendships, hardships, losses, and victories in this captivating tale based on a true story guided by entries recorded in his handwritten journal that is over one hundred years old.
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Yes. The book is a captivating tale based on the real-life experiences of Homer Russell Turner, guided by his actual handwritten journal entries from over a century ago.
The story follows fifteen-year-old Homer Russell Turner, who secretly leaves home in 1917 to enlist in the United States Army during World War I.
Homer served with the 7th Engineers, and the book details their work in navigating and building the road to war both stateside and overseas.
The narrative begins in 1917 and follows Homer’s journey through the duration of his service during the Great War.
The story is guided by and based upon the primary source material found in Homer’s 100-year-old personal diary.
Key themes include the transition from boyhood to manhood, the hardships of military engineering, wartime friendships, and the personal cost of victory.
The book explores the journey of a young man who secretly left home to join the war effort, a phenomenon that occurred with several "underage" soldiers during that era.
The book is written by Orrin Turner, who meticulously researched and adapted the historical journal for modern readers.
Yes. Because it is based on a primary historical document, it provides an authentic look at the daily life, losses, and victories of a WWI engineer.
"Your Father's Forgotten Heroes" is available on Amazon in both digital and print formats: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNNG1WJB.
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