Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack: Love and Adventure on a WWII Minesweeper

Product Description

Letters to Loretta from the Radio Shack contains the authentic and humorous correspondence between Sal, a 19-year-old decoder on a WWII minesweeper and Loretta, a 16-year-old stenographer and social butterfly back home in Chicago. Their developing relationship, separate realities and the minesweeper’s activities from Pearl Harbor deployment to D-day and the Battle of Okinawa are all interwoven to a suspenseful climax. Poignant, tender, funny, and violent, “Letters to Loretta” has been described as a delightful time capsule during the war of all wars. Recipient of the Five Star award from “Reader’s Favorite.” “We have been in the book business for nearly 40 years and I have never experienced a book with the warmth, sensitivity, insight and humanity in a wartime setting as Ashworth has been able to present.” -R. Alan Lewis, President, Ground Zero Books, Ltd.“I gave this book 5 stars but it deserves many, many more. A great addition to anyone who enjoys history especially if you are interested in WWII.” – Coco’s Book Review “Simply put, this is a captivating, nostalgic read…a great love story.” – Lit Amri for Readers’ Favorite “Poignant, tender, funny, violent – a delightful time capsule during the war of all wars.” – Archaeolibrarian “A historical look at life aboard a minesweeper in the Pacific. Highly recommended.” – Jack Magnus, Readers’ Favorite“An amazing job transporting the reader back to this era with language, scenes and interactions between the characters. I felt like I was living and breathing this story from all perspectives!” – Our Family Adventure“I highly recommend it to anyone interested in WWII or to teenagers who are studying WWII in their social studies classes. Excellent resource and very well-presented.” – Ruth, My Devotional Thoughts“A moving and powerful read.” – View from the Birdhouse

Review

“We have been in the book business for nearly 40 years and I have never experienced a book with the warmth, sensitivity, insight and humanity in a wartime setting as Ashworth has been able to present.”
  -R. Alan Lewis, President, Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
 
“I gave this book 5 stars but it deserves many, many more.
  A great addition to anyone who enjoys history especially if you are interested in WWII.” – Coco’sBook Review
 
“Simply put, this is a captivating, nostalgic read…a great love story.” – Lit Amri for Readers’ Favorite

 
“Poignant, tender, funny, violent – a delightful time capsule of love during the war of all wars.” – Archaeolibrarian

 
“A historical look at life aboard a minesweeper
  in the Pacific. Highly recommended.” 
 – Jack Magnus, Readers’ Favorite
 
“An amazing job transporting the reader back to this era with language, scenes and interactions between the characters.” – Our Family Adventure

“I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in WWII or
 to teenagers who are studying WWII in their social studies classes. Excellent resource and very well-presented.”
  – Ruth, My Devotional Thoughts