You can now purchase your copy of
Ila’s War
at Amazon.com.
It only took twelve years of research, writing, and re-writing.
But finally, Ila’s War is done and available to the public as an e-book. You can purchase your copy at www.amazon.com/author/cindyentriken. Paperback and hardback versions won’t be available until the end of 2020. But don’t worry; I’ll let you know when they come out. You can also click on the “Following” button on my author page on Amazon and you’ll automatically receive new release updates. To read an excerpt from Ila’s War, click here. https://cindyentriken.com/2014/12/pearl-harbor-one-day-later/
Ila’s War, the e-book, includes the requisite table of contents but also has material to help orient the reader to the story and to Ila’s family and friends. You’ll find a family tree of the Armsbury family, a list of all the folks who appear in her memoir, as well as a brief description of each person, end notes, an index, and a photo gallery of Ila.
Praise for Ila’s War
“[A] compelling story with vivid sketches, drawn from original sources . . . The world of a rural Kansas family in the 1920s and 1930s and a woman in the service of her country during wartime are vividly presented in Cindy Entriken’s story of her great aunt Ila Armsbury’s life through her letters and other original sources, including oral accounts.”
Dr. Ramon Powers, Executive Director, retired, Kansas State Historical Society
“This is a dramatic story, heartbreaking yet inspirational, of family life in Kansas in the 1920s. It’s told by a remarkable new writer who turns her family history into an emotional and absorbing adventure. For the reader, the pain of betrayal will leave a dent in your chest, but also a deep love for the family in your heart. It’s smoothly written and well researched. A great read.
Marlin Fitzwater, Native Kansan and Press Secretary to Presidents Reagan and Bush
For those who don’t know, Ila’s War is a WWII memoir and the true story of the first 30 years of Ila Armsbury’s life. Hers is the story of an ordinary Kansan — an “every woman” — who aspired for more than the traditional roles of wife and mother. She wanted to travel, see the world and help others. But before she could do any of that, she had to convince her parents to let her leave the safety and confines of a small town in Kansas. After a year-long battle of wills, Ila, went to nursing school and in December, 1940 enlisted in the U. S. Army for one year. But Pearl Harbor changed everything.
You’ll want to read Ila’s War to learn about her family’s troubles, courtesy of her father . . .
- His arrest and trial for what we now call human trafficking
- A fight with the Ku Klux Klan
- The Jamaica Ginger scandal that poisoned over 50,000 American men and women and rocked the nation
And her experiences in Australia as a U. S. Army nurse
- Treating Marines from Guadalcanal
- caring for troops from the 32nd Infantry Division who fought on New Guinea
- Falling in love with an Army doctor
- Returning home as a patient in a VA hospital
You’ll root for Ila as she captures your heart with her humor, her desire to “tell it like it is”, and her persistence to live the life she dreamed.
I hope you’ll buy a copy to enjoy. And, please, after you’ve read it, tell me what you think. I’d really like to know.
