A Soldier's Story -- World War II and the Battle at Sessenheim, FranceA Soldier's Story—World War II and the Battle at Sessenheim, France offers a gripping personal account of one soldier's combat experiences on the bloody battlefields of France and Germany during the months preceding the Allies' 1945 victory in Europe. John T. "Jack" Scannell was a staff sergeant and infantryman with the 411th Infantry Regiment of the 103rd Cactus Division. He was decorated with the Silver Star for his heroic rescue of wounded US soldiers from a French farmhouse under siege of German fire. Defying a threat of court martial and braving enemy attack, he returned to the farmhouse where the wounded men had been left behind, honoring his promise to them that he'd come back. Five decades later, after relentless searching, one of those men would locate him and finally be able to thank him. The author currently lives near Detroit, Michigan with his wife, Norma. He is the father of twelve children and the grandfather (so far) of fifteen grandchildren. Author: John T. "Jack" Scannell, Staff Sergeant, L Company, 3rd Battalion of the 411th Infantry Regiment of the 103rd Cactus Division Edited by: Kate A. Scannell |
Selected WorksFiction -- "Flood Stage," a novel of interconnected stories by Kate Scannell (2010)
Torrential rains pour into Thalburg Canyon, California. Flooding ensues, and a universal human drama unfolds as the interconnected stories of the canyon residents are acted out on center stage.
Memoir, by Kate Scannell (1999)
The author begins her medical career as a young physician caring for people who are dying with AIDS during the 1980s.
Book Editing (2011)
A Soldier's Story—World War II and the Battle at Sessenheim, France, offers a gripping personal account of one soldier's combat experiences on the bloody battlefields of France and Germany during the months preceding the Allies' 1945 victory in Europe.
Book Reviews -- Examples
Journalist Rebecca Skloot’s new book is a gripping read that embodies all abstractions about research ethics in a compelling tale about Henrietta Lacks – a woman whose microscopic cancerous cells shook the world’s medical establishment in 1951.
Newspaper Columns
Since 2000 -- Syndicated medical opinion columns about the sociopolitical and ethical dimensions of American health care.
Medical Essays
Essays about medical practice, physician writing, and bioethics.
Nonfiction, documentary, executive producer
DVD -- Journey by Heart -- an engaging and intimate view of Alzheimer's Services of the East Bay. |