SPOTSYLVANIA, Va., May 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Communication and information are crucial in any war and they can help lead warriors to victory. During World War II, important mail could not be sent to American forces in Europe as Germany declared war against the United States and immediately ordered its submarines to sink all American ships. How was the crisis solved? Author Captain James W. Hudson tells it all with the release of his captivating new book Victory Mail of World War II.
The text tells the story of the development of V-Mail from the cradle to the grave by the first American officer to learn it and command the first V-Mail Station. It explores the in-depth details of operating a V-Mail Station: the author's part in the war against German General Rommel the Desert Fox in Libya and Tunisia; the Sicily invasion; spying behind German lines in Albania; the Battle for Libya and Tunisia with the British 8th Army; the Big Three Conferences in Cairo and Teheran; President Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Chiang Kai Shek. Lessons learned from WWII suggests formation of volunteer groups called BOSS (BEYOND OSS) teams to be the eyes and ears of the Department of Homeland Security spotting unusual activities before they mature into terrorist acts of destruction. This story is told by an American Intelligence Officer who actually did this at the risk of his life many times in WWII and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal.
Victory Mail of World War II is now available for ordering at your local bookstore and online at Xlibris.com
About the Author
Captain James W. Hudson volunteered for active duty in July 1941 as a Platoon Leader for the 28th Infantry Division, four months before Pearl Harbor, and was overseas over four years throughout World War II. His varied career included: the first troop movement to Africa of the 9th US Air Force; establishment of the first US Army Post Offices in Africa as USAFIME Theater Postal Officer; USAFIME Theater Photographic Officer covering the battle for North Africa against German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel; as Theater Censor, selected and authorized photos to be provided to the World Press for coverage of these important events of the Cairo and Teheran Conferences of the Big Three, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Josef Stalin; Senior Intelligence Officer for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), made 33 espionage missions behind the German lines in Albania; Commanding Officer OSS, Tyrol and Vorarlberg, in the Denazification of Germany and the apprehension of German War Criminals, and the famous aviatrix and German Luftwaffe consultant, Hannah Reitsch.
Victory Mail of World War II * by Captain James W. Hudson
V-Mail, the Funny Mail
Publication Date: April 11, 2007
Trade Paperback; $21.99; 232 pages; 978-1-4257-4904-0
Cloth Hardback; $31.99; 232 pages; 978-1-4257-4905-7
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