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Goodreads asked Herb Williams-Dalgart:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Herb Williams-Dalgart As with “The French Girl’s War,” my ideas for “Jingle Boys” were rooted in my own family’s personal history. My mother was raised in New York and her father, after whom I was named, was killed in combat during World War II. My grandmother was grief-stricken and never wanted to discuss my grandfather, so no one in my family really had a full story of what his life was like or what it might have become. In a way, by creating stories drawn from this era, I guess I’m creating a living history of my own. It gives me a lot of fuel to dive into the research, to explore the human details, and to ponder the thoughts and ideas of people like my grandfather.

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