"World War II was a war that the American people willingly accepted, dedicated themselves to, at home and on the front, and celebrated together its end. In his book, Mr. Kenney has captured this spirit as it was embraced by the people of Minnesota."—U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthyWith original research including photographs, letters, and interviews with veterans and their families, Dave Kenney honors Minnesotans who faced war with equal amounts of determination and dread, courage and fear, in places as far away as the Pacific and Europe and as close as our hometowns.