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Sergeant Nibley PhD: Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle
Alex Nibley, Hugh Nibley
3.78 AVERAGE
2 reviews for:
Sergeant Nibley PhD: Memories of an Unlikely Screaming Eagle
Alex Nibley, Hugh Nibley
3.78 AVERAGE
I would have preferred this as an article, say in BYU Studies or Dialogue. Surely anyone interested in reading this book would have a basic understanding of mormonism, World War II, and at least Nibley's reputation. Extended quotations from Stephen Ambrose, Viktor Frankl, Winston Churchill etc were unnecessary, and footnotes such as "The British Empire was the largest empire the world has ever known," condescending.
It is interesting that Nibley stormed Utah Beach on D-Day and was attached to the 101st Airborne, though.
It is interesting that Nibley stormed Utah Beach on D-Day and was attached to the 101st Airborne, though.
Before Hugh died (and while he was still bedridden), his son Alex interviewed him solely about his wartime experiences. The result is this loving memoir which includes letters, photos and some general WW2 history to give context to the memories. Nibley was truly in the thick of things--his buddies would say about him "everything happens to Nibley but nothing happens to Nibley." This book gives the reader a glimpse of another side of this remarkable man. I miss him terribly.