Miss You: The World War II Letters of Barbara Wooddall Taylor and Charles E. Taylor

by Judy Barrett Litoff (Editor)

During World War II, the millions of letters American servicemen exchanged with their wives and sweethearts were a lifeline, a vital way of sustaining morale on both fronts. Intimate and poignant, Miss You offers a rich selection from the correspondence of one such couple, revealing their longings, affection, hopes, and fears and affording a privileged look at how ordinary people lived through the upheavals of the last century’s greatest conflict.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

408 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1990

Reviews

[Wendy]

I have always been fascinated with reading about the personal lives of people during WWII - especially on the homefront. I often wondered how so many marriages managed to survive the years spent apart. Faith in the plans God had in store for them, nearly daily letters such as the ones exchanged by this couple, and a firm commitment to a lifetime together is the central theme.