Sketches of an Earlier Time

Sketches of an Earlier TimeMerriam Press Military Memoir Series. "A Combat Veteran of Three Wars Recounts a Twentieth Century Life of Duty and Adventure": As one of Americas greatest generation," the 93 year old author and 30 year military veteran takes his readers right along with him on a wild ride from 1925 to 1975. A child of the Great Depression and a combat veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, Col. Ferguson recounts very personal, first person vignettes of one

Merriam Press Military Memoir Series. "A Combat Veteran of Three Wars Recounts a Twentieth Century Life of Duty and Adventure": As one of AmericaÕs Ògreatest generation," the 93-year-old author and 30-year military veteran takes his readers right along with him on a wild ride from 1925 to 1975. A child of the Great Depression and a combat veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, Col. Ferguson recounts very personal, first-person vignettes of one live-action scene after another that capture and hold the readerÕs attention from start to finish. Stories like these Ñ from surviving beach invasions with General MacArthur in WWII as a 18-year-old sailor to numerous harrowing experiences as a combat fighter pilot and test pilot -- are typically found only in action adventure novels. 16 photos.