About the Book:
“Dearest Mama,” begins a letter written by Army Sgt. James Boisseau Bailey on August 8, 1944, “I know that you have begun to think that I have forgotten you but that will never happen.”

Sent from New Guinea during World War II to his mother, Bailey’s letters were recently discovered in an antique shop by James Breig. Inspired by them, he began to search between their lines for telltale clues to the soldier’s entire life..

The new book, “Searching for Sergeant Bailey: Saluting an Ordinary Soldier of World War II,” takes this unique perspective and proves there are other kinds of heroes: the unnoticed millions who deserve to be saluted because they did their duty, regardless of what it was, well and faithfully.

“If the stories are allowed to fade,” writes Breig, “so, too, will the men and women who lived them. So, too, will the history they made.”

To schedule an interview with the author or to order by phone, contact Park Chase Press at 443-354-3150.

Reviews

Reminiscent of the work of Ernie Pyle, Searching for Sgt. Bailey: Saluting an Ordinary Soldier of World War II looks at the fighting through the eyes of the dogfaces upon whom, as much as upon the brass hats, victory depended. Author James Breig, an accomplished journalist and history writer, picks one of them in order to focus on the stories of them all in a narrative taken from the V-mails of, and interviews with, fellows who praised the Lord and passed the ammunition. Anyone whose granddad, father, uncle, brother or buddy marched in the ever-thinning ranks of all the men who only did their duty will want to spend time with Sgt. James Boisseau Bailey.
--Dennis Montgomery, editor, Colonial Williamsburg Journal

At last, the essential soldiers behind the lines get their due. It took 14 quartermasters to support one infantry soldier in WWII and this work tells their story. This book honors the millions of men and women who committed themselves to victory but were all too often forgotten in the histories of WWII. A must read!

--Luther Hanson, curator, US Army Quartermaster Museum, Fort Lee, Virginia

It s a human failing that we take for granted the efforts of those who toil in the background, be it in everyday life or in the throes of war. James Breig gives us reason to pause and live a few moments in the life of Sergeant Bailey, an average World War II soldier. Let s not forget him or any of the others, regardless of the conflict or the size of their sacrifices.
--Edward Zapletal, publisher, History Magazine