Maine Boy Goes to War (Unabridged)

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Maine Boy Goes to War (Unabridged) is written by Paul Marshall and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1503089924 (ISBN 10) and 9781503089921 (ISBN 13).

Paul Marshall grew up in the woods of northern Maine under the shadow of Katahdin. He lived a poor but idyllic childhood in a one-room tarpaper shack with his parents and six siblings. His world changed when he was called to serve as a combat medic during World War II. In Europe he saw so much destruction and despair; images that would haunt him forever. Two decades after the war Marshall was given a chance of a lifetime to turn the tide of destruction to hope. In 1964 Marshall, with his wife and three children, moved to a south Pacific island lagoon called Truk, where he built and ran a school for future Micronesian leaders. On the island he saw how the same super powers of World War II had also dominated and oppressed the people of Micronesia, and he set out to find a way to encourage their autonomy and freedom through the power of love and family.This book is an expanded, or unabridged, version of an earlier publication of Maine Boy Goes to War: and the Story of Mizpah. The first print was designed primarily for the general public, while this version is intended for family, friends, and those interested in reading further into the life and times of Paul Marshall. Most of the new chapters provide an interesting glimpse into Marshall's early years growing up in Patten, Maine in the 1920s and 1930s: "My Family," "Early Memories," "Katahdin Valley Farm," "Christmas," "Church," "A Lesson Learned," and "The Fingernail Episode." The chapter "Lucinda's Story" appears in the first printed version, but is shorter here because some of the content appears in some of the additional chapters. There is a chapter at the beginning of Part III, "Where Does This Trail Go?" to walk the reader through Marshall's years in-between WWII and his Micronesia experience, and also a revised epilogue.We hope this unabridged version of Maine Boy Goes to War: and the Story of Mizpah will provide a deeper look at the man Paul Marshall and the forces that shaped his life and decisions.