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The GI's War. American Soldiers in Europe During World War II.
Edwin P. Hoyt
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Description for The GI's War. American Soldiers in Europe During World War II.
Paperback. Based on oral testimony from field soldiers, both new recruits and veterans, The GI's War puts the reader on the frontlines and captures in unsparing detail the confusion, monotony, terror and glory of going to war. Num Pages: 656 pages, 29 b&w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 885.
The GI's War contains eyewitness accounts from ordinary young men, farm hands and factory workers, who had war thrust upon them and in the process became veteran soldiers. Their unsparing narratives, presented in their own words, capture the many emotions evoked by war. GIs and their commanding officers speak freely, and movingly, of becoming soldiers, of enduring the ordeals of the various campaigns, and of fightling for their lives and their country. Vividly personal and compelling, this book puts the reader on the front lines.
The GI's War contains eyewitness accounts from ordinary young men, farm hands and factory workers, who had war thrust upon them and in the process became veteran soldiers. Their unsparing narratives, presented in their own words, capture the many emotions evoked by war. GIs and their commanding officers speak freely, and movingly, of becoming soldiers, of enduring the ordeals of the various campaigns, and of fightling for their lives and their country. Vividly personal and compelling, this book puts the reader on the front lines.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815410317
SKU
V9780815410317
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99-15
Reviews for The GI's War. American Soldiers in Europe During World War II.
Fascinating....The reader will be riveted by the intimacy of the accounts and the honesty of the comments.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hoyt adds breadth and depth to our understanding [and] uncovers a host of stories by common soldiers that are at times, amusing and enlightening; at times, horrifying and disgusting....[A] healthy corrective to official history.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hoyt adds breadth and depth to our understanding [and] uncovers a host of stories by common soldiers that are at times, amusing and enlightening; at times, horrifying and disgusting....[A] healthy corrective to official history.
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Throughout ... Read more