Potpourri of War: Labors of Love Remembered [Paperback]

Noonie Fortin (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Langmarc Publishing; 1 edition (June 25, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880292246
• ISBN-13: 978-1880292242
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,323,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Follow-up to "Memories of Maggie", June 5, 2006

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W. H. McDonald Jr. "The American Author Assoc... (Elk Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Potpourri of War: Labors of Love Remembered (Paperback)

Noonie Fortin follows up her successful book, "Memories of Maggie," (about the life and legend of entertainer Marta Raye) with "Potpourri Of War." For those of us who loved reading that memoir of Colonel Maggie and are still hungry for more personal stories and antidotes about her life and the people she influenced--then this is the book you have been waiting for!

Noonie takes us at times across country on her book tours to meet and learn about people and places that are related to the Vietnam War and in particular, dealing with old "Big Mouth" herself. From all the stories you cannot help but see how much she came to be loved by veterans of that era.

There are several small bios mixed into the book like one would carefully mix a powerful herb or spice into a pot of stew; just enough to add some sharp and savory flavors to the well written structure of controlled rambling prose that is already cooking with lots of LOVE.

This book is best read as a companion to her first book on Martha Raye but it can be read alone. An easy-to-read and entertaining book that at times makes one feel as if you are eaves dropping in on a conversation in the kitchen or living room of close friends.

5.0 out of 5 stars A clarion reminder of how we can meet the demands of war, October 10, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Potpourri of War: Labors of Love Remembered (Paperback)

Potpourri Of War: Labors Of Love Remembered is the story of Americans who were not "career military" but who loved their country and everything that America has come to stand for within the community of civilized nations. This compelling volume of wartime reminiscences ranges from the stunning to the fondly nostalgic to the profound. Here are the stories of the women of World War II -- the USO performers, military personnel, Red Cross Workers, Hollywood celebrities, as well as the legions of mothers of sons and daughters gave up their lives in the defense of their country on far flung battlefields. Potpourri Of War is a timely and much needed contribution -- both as a remembrance of things past, and a clarion reminder of how we can meet the demands of war that have suddenly come upon us in our own time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Noonie writes about true heroes!, August 5, 1998

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This review is from: Potpourri of War: Labors of Love Remembered (Paperback)

I really loved reading about women who put their lives on the line, they are true hero's.