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I Kept My Word: The Personal Promise Between a World War II Army Private and His Captain About What Really Happened to Glenn Miller

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This book is described as an explanation of the mystery and cover-up surrounding the disappearance of the famous bandleader, Glenn Miller during WWII. It is a perfect example of "don't judge a book by its cover". The book is mostly about the memories of the 82-year-old author and describes his conquests as a 20-year old soldier on, and off the battlefield. The descriptions were typical "old war" type stories and were often sarcastic and or crude. His discriptions of all the women who were throwing themselves at him became tiresome. It seems that his connection with Glenn Miller's death was just a way to spur interest in what whould otherwise have been a book of the memoirs of Chester B. Wolfe. The actual information about Glenn Miller could have made a short magazine article. Don't be fooled. If you want to know about Glenn Miller, skip this book.

This book is terrible, and IT DID NOT HAPPEN AS HE SAYS.

This man feels guilt about something he did during WWII, but he did not cause the death of the popular bandleader Glenn Miller. The facts just don't add up.

This book has been disproved by the Miller archives, located at the University of Colorado. Don't bother with this book!

This is a fantastic autobiography of one man's experience as a soldier during WWII. When I got this book, I just couldn't put it down. I literally read it cover-to-cover, non-stop, the first time through. Later, I would pick it back up and start reading some portions over again. I just couldn't get enough.

Private Wolfe's stories are very emotional. Some made me laugh. Some made me cry. His story of how he was rescued from behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge scared me to death. This book really made me think about what these veterans went through during the war. It is no wonder that many of these veterans did not want to talk about their war experiences. I am grateful that Clarence Wolfe took the time to share his story with us.

If you like soldier's autobiographies about their war experiences, I highly recommend this one.