James Cook video oral history
| Title | James Cook video oral history |
|---|---|
| Subject | Cook, James |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | |
| Description | Video oral history interview with James Cook about his experience as a U.S. Army second lieutenant of infantry in the European theater during World War II. Included are stories of his wounds during the Battle of the Bulge, travel home, and time spent as prisoner of war in Germany. Also included are Cook's stories of being a volunteer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs supporting former POWs. Recorded in the spring of 2001 for Dr. Kathren Brown's World War II history course in the Department of History at Bowling Green State University. Interview conducted by Jeanine Rees. Closed captions are included, as is a copy of newspaper article detailing Cook's liberation at the end of the war. |
| Creator | Bowling Green State University. Department of History |
| Cook, James | |
| Rees, Jeanine | |
| Source | History 303 World War II oral histories; MS-0871; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | spring 2001 |
| circa 1943 | |
| Rights |
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| Format | Oral histories |
| Ephemera | |
| image/jpeg | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | ms00871_b002_video_cookjames_access_trimmed |
| ms00871_b002_video_cookjames_s00001a | |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/35082 | |
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Germany | |
| France | |
| Temporal Coverage | 1944-1945 |
| Rights Holder | Cook, James |
| Rees, Jeanine | |
| Type | Moving Image |
| Original Format | VHS |
| Duration | 02:16:28 |
