Code Name

There are thousands of books in the marketplace about WWII, all interesting and full of information on the most notorious war in history. So why read another?

At the request of his children, Jack began to pen his memories of serving in the Anti-Tank Company, 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd 'Rainbow' Division, beginning with officer training school and ending with his return home to Texas after his participation in the Occupation of Austria after the end of the war.

His account will fill you with stories you’ve never heard before. Sometimes you will laugh, but most of all you will be filled with awe as you experience through Jack’s eyes what life was like on the front lines. Jack wasn’t a colonel, general, or important political bigwig. He was like you. And this is his story: the human side of World War II.

This discussion guide was shared and sponsored in partnership with DartFrog Books.

Book club questions for Code Name by Celia Westbrook Thrash and Jack Ellis Westbrook

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

Imagine you were in the dorm room at school and heard about the announcement of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. How would you have reacted?

How did this book help/hurt your view of an American soldier?

What do you feel is the main difference in wars today and in WWII?

Jack had an unfavorable view of the Red Cross - was that a fair assessment?

Based on what you read regarding soldiers of that era, how has that changed today? (or possibly not)

During the Occupation, the US tried to rebuilt the trust with the European Countries. Do you think they succeeded?

How did you feel about Soldiers taking “bootie” home after the war?

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