We Fought to Win: American WWII Veterans Share Their Stories, Paperback

Kayleen Reusser has interviewed more than 250 World War II Veterans. In her first compilation of published stories, she has gathered 28 accounts of experiences with D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Remagen, Okinawa, Iwo Jima and more. Written for non-military readers, these stories explain in the words of our nation's oldest veterans the sacrifices they made for their country. We Fought to Win: American WWII Veterans Share Their Stories include men and women who served from 1941-1945 in the Army, Navy, Army Air Corps, WASP, Marines. This compilation is part of an effort the author is making to preserve a significant part of our national heritage. She has written two other books about veterans in the WWII Legacies series: They Did It for Honor: Stories of American WWII Veterans (Book 2); and We Gave Our Best: American World War II Veterans Tell Their Stories (Book 3).

After interviewing 250 WWII vets during the past decade, Kayleen Reusser, a 25-year writing professional, has written a series of books of stories told to her from GIs- male and female. Her books We Fought to Win: American World War II Veterans Share Their Stories, They Did It for Honor: Stories of American WWII Veterans, and We Gave Our Best: American World War II Tell Their Stories. After completing a 10-day WWII tour of Europe, Reusser has developed a presentation that she has given to hundreds of people with photos of places American vets served, including foxholes in Belgium used during the Battle of the Bulge, tanks used in the war, Hitler's retreat called Eagle's Nest, Dachau prison camp and more. She has published stories about veterans in magazines and newspapers. As a former middle school librarian, Reusser has also written 16 non-fiction books for middle grade readers. Titles include biographies on Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala, STEM books on Big Ben and Golden Gate Bridge, ethnic cookbooks. Reusser's essays have also appeared in Chicken Soup and other anthologies. She directs two Christian writing groups. KayleenReusser.com.