Showing posts with label Richard Rubin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Richard Rubin. Show all posts
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Veteran's Day Replay: The Last of the Doughboys
They're all gone. But before the last of the World War I veterans in this country died, journalist Richard Rubin spoke to a number of them, and chronicles those conversations in his book.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Tracking Down WWI Veterans Was No Easy Feat
This book contains interviews with dozens of veterans of World War I. All were older than 100 at the time author Richard Rubin tracked them down and talked to them. None are with us anymore.
These veterans tell personal stories about their experiences on the battlefield almost 100 years ago, and away from the war, when America was changing, becoming a superpower thanks in large part to the efforts of the Doughboys.
Why were they called Doughboys? It's the last question Jim asks author Richard Rubin in this interview.
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