Publisher's Synopsis
THE HERO & THE BEAUTY- a "Greatest Generation" epic of passionate love, valor, and lives played out in the wake of 20th century's life-changing events. Along with its gripping Guadalcanal battlefield climax and electrifying Medal of Honor heroics, the book's background story will appeal to readers who made bestsellers of "Flags of Our Fathers" and "From Here to Eternity." Scores of archival photographs and love letters vividly bring to life THE HERO & THE BEAUTY's episodic narrative weaving in and out of America's past- from Hollywood's Golden Era and the Great Depression to a "Day of Infamy" and beyond. Richard B. Frank, award-winning military historian wrote: "... the tremendous story of your mother and father reads great to me... I have seen a large sample of letter collections and the one of your mom and dad clearly stands well out from the others based on the quality of the letters. The background story is terrific." - From author Elizabeth Ridley: "A fascinating story and so well documented and presented...the appeal will be widespread, too, I'm convinced."- And, from Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, Jr., former West Point Superintendent: "It is a tremendous tribute to a great man... we'll keep it in our library for our cadets to read."
