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NEW BOOKS

In late 2002, Kristin Gilpatrick released her newest war veteran profile book, Fooprints in Courage (left), the inspiring story fo World War II veteran Alf Larson who survived not only the tortuous and grueling Bataan Death March but, subsequently, nearly four years as a forced labor prisoner of the Japanese.

Also in 2002, Gilpatrick introduced her contribution

to Badger Books' Famous WisconsinTM series,

Famous Wisconsin Film Stars. The book profiles

Wisconsin born and/or raised screen stars like

Orson Welles, Spencer Tracy, Willem Dafoe, Agnes

Moorehead and Chris Farley.

To find out more about the Famous Wisconsin series - including books on Famous Wisconsin Authors and Famous Wisconsin Musicians - visit Badger Books Web site.

OTHER 'NEW' NEWS

Partcipate in This Year's Operation Freedom Appreciation to thank a veteran by clicking here.

Destined to Live: The Amazing Story of World War II Airman 'Wild Bill' Scanlon. Gilpatrick's most recently published book tells the story of Scanlon's 77-plus combat missions as a pilot and gunner in three different country's air forces--and his tale of harrowing escape through the French Underground--is now available.

Web-Exclusive Profile: James Duncan

Author Kristin Gilpatrick offers a complete - and free- profile of World War II prisoner of war James Duncan. The Madison, Wis., man lost his leg securing the escape of the soldiers he was charged with in a European forest in early 1945. Duncan was subsequently held by the Germans until the end of the war. Read his Web-only profile by clicking here.