Foot Soldier: A Combat Infantryman's War in Europe

Blunt, Roscoe C., Jr.

ISBN 10: 0306810905 / ISBN 13: 9780306810909

Edité par Da Capo Press, 2001

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0306810905I4N10

Synopsis :

Through the prism of ultimate victory, the greatest generation that fought World War II has been seen as triumphant. But the brutal reality of the war as endured by combat infantrymen has remained little documented. In Foot Soldier , Roscoe C. Blunt provides an all-too-rare glimpse into the experience of fighting at the Allied front. Nineteen-year-old "Rockie" arrived on the continent in November 1944, when burnt-out U.S. vehicles still littered the beaches. His 84th Infantry Division fought at the Roer, through the Battle of the Bulge, and at the crossing of the Rhine all the way to the Elbe he was briefly taken prisoner by an SS Panzer unit. Drawing upon his numerous letters home and the journals he scrawled in foxholes and tents, he has given us one of the most detailed, immediate accounts of the Second World War ever written, a memoir sure to take its place among the classics of war literature.

À propos de l'auteur: Roscoe C. Blunt, Jr., was the youngest soldier to be awarded the Expert Infantry Badge. He also received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. After the war, he became an award-winning investigative journalist and author. He lives in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Foot Soldier: A Combat Infantryman's War in ...
Éditeur : Da Capo Press
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket
Edition : 3ème Édition