Macalester College history Professor Paul Solon will lead a discussion series on WW II books starting this Thursday at the Roseville Public Library, 2180 N. Hamline Ave.Â
The first discussion will be on Eugene Sledge’s memoir "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa."  The program begins at 7 p.m. in the library's community room and books are available at the library. Â
 Here is the schedule.Â
The first discussion will be on Eugene Sledge’s memoir "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa."  The program begins at 7 p.m. in the library's community room and books are available at the library. Â
 Here is the schedule.Â
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
Thursday, September 19
This book is a memoir about Sledge’s wartime experiences as a Marine.  "This book has been called the best personal account of what it is like to experience combat," according to book discussion organizers.
Thursday, October 17
This is Max Hastings' one-volume history of the war. Inferno is written from the point-of-view of the soldiers, sailors and civilians who were most directly involved in the conflict.
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Thursday, November 7
The final discussion will be on Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five. Considered by many to be the finest work of fiction ever written about World War II, this novel was inspired by the author‘s experiences as a POW during the fire-bombing of Dresden in 1945.
The library will be also holding a related series called "Warriors Behind the Legends." For more information on both series, visit http://www.rclreads.org/events-and-classes/world-war-II-series#sthash.Kp4j8iLM.dpuf
The final discussion will be on Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five. Considered by many to be the finest work of fiction ever written about World War II, this novel was inspired by the author‘s experiences as a POW during the fire-bombing of Dresden in 1945.
The library will be also holding a related series called "Warriors Behind the Legends." For more information on both series, visit http://www.rclreads.org/events-and-classes/world-war-II-series#sthash.Kp4j8iLM.dpuf
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