{"product_id":"waiting-wives-the-story-of-schilling-manor-home-front-to-the-vietnam-war-9780743470773","title":"Waiting Wives: The Story of Schilling Manor, Home Front to the Vietnam War","description":"In 1964, as the first B-52s took flight in what would become America's longest combat mission, an old Air Force base on the plains of Kansas became Schilling Manor -- the only base ever to be set aside for the wives and children of soldiers assigned to Vietnam. Author Donna Moreau was the daughter of one such waiting wife, and here she writes of growing up at a time when \u003ci\u003eThe Flintstones\u003c\/i\u003e were interrupted with news of firefights, fraggings, and protests, when the evening news announced death tolls along with the weather forecasts. The women and children of Schilling Manor fought on the emotional front of the war. It was not a front composed of battle plans and bullets. Their enemies were fear, loneliness, lack of information, and the slow tick of time. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWaiting Wives: The Story of Schilling Manor, Home Front to the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the last generation of hat-and-glove military wives called upon by their country to pack without question, to follow without comment, and to wait quietly with a smile. A heartfelt book that focuses on this other, hidden side of war, \u003ci\u003eWaiting Wives\u003c\/i\u003e is a narrative investigation of an extraordinary group of women. A compelling memoir and domestic drama, \u003ci\u003eWaiting Wives\u003c\/i\u003e is also the story of a country in the midst of change, of a country at war with a war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donna Moreau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.58w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743470773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoreau, Donna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDonna Moreau\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Fort Meade, Maryland, and raised on Army posts throughout the world. She now lives and writes in Leominster, Massachusetts. \u003ci\u003eWaiting Wives\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book. Donna Moreau can be contacted at waitingwives.com or at donamore@aol.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40119985111155,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2a3b43cb-f240-473f-b058-c90be0bfac38.jpg?v=1653661234","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/waiting-wives-the-story-of-schilling-manor-home-front-to-the-vietnam-war-9780743470773","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}