The Courage of Common Men: Texans Remember World War II

The book contains stories from 19 veterans across Texas and is thoroughly engaging. It's an extremely quick read. The stories are tragic and at times humorous. It's told in an interview-style, so you feel the emotions that the veterans are experiencing as they relive their personal accounts. One of my favorite chapters is of the Gibesons, a couple from San Antonio, who met during the War and are still married today. What a love story!

Interviews with World War II veterans from across Texas reveal firsthand accounts of their experiences some bitter, some humorous, and some shocking. Included are cherished photographs of the veterans during the war and as they look now.

". . . a thriller from start to finish and a book every American should read. . . . We need these stories about our sometimes forgotten WW II heroes so that as they pass on, others will be able to understand the true sacrifices these and others made.

"This is a moving book by Steve Manning, one that puts the reader in the trenches, in the cockpit, in the POW camps with the men as they tell their stories. . . . . This book may shock, frighten, or enrage, but it will hold your attention from the first page to the last.

"I consider this book--documenting the real and true experiences of the men who fought and survived WW II combat at its worst--to be one of the best written to date."

Albert J. Lenski B/Gen USAF (Ret.)

Author Stephen Neal Manning grew up on U.S. military bases in Iceland, Spain and England.Steve lives in North Richland Hills, Texas, with his wife, Maria.