The Sole Surviving Son

The Sole Surviving Son

Table of Contents

Thomas P. Lynch's 1943 Esquire Journal

Courtesy of Esquire, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.
Cover photo of Anne Gillis by George Hurrell.

Contents

  • Foreword
  • Who’s Who (Other than Dad — Thomas P. Lynch)
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Conscription
  • Chapter 2: Dad’s World War II Journal Begins
  • Chapter 3: From New York to North Africa
  • Chapter 4: Dad’s Letters from Overseas Begin
  • Chapter 5: From North Africa to Palermo
  • Chapter 6: From Palermo to La Maddalena
  • Chapter 7: From La Maddalena to Corsica
  • Chapter 8: From Corsica to Marseille
  • Chapter 9: Life as a Military Policeman
  • Chapter 10: From Marseille to the U.S.A.
  • Epilogue: Life Begins Anew
  • Acknowledgements
  • Appendix: Tables
  • References




    (LEFT) Thomas P. Lynch’s 1943 Esquire Journal

Inside the Book

The book contains journal entries from January 10, 1943, to February 2, 1944; 161 images (21 in color); one drawing; 110 letters written to his parents plus one to a sister; two tables — one pertaining to the time of day of air raid alerts and/or enemy aircraft engagements and the other pertaining to 90MM rounds fired during alerts and enemy aircraft engagements; and 140 references.