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The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II

The Sharp End: The Fighting Man in World War II
By John Ellis

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Examines the actual physical and mental experiences of the American and British front-line soldier in World War II. This book is the result of research among memoirs published and unpublished and little-known official records in an attempt to explain what war meant to the individual soldier.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #490958 in Books
  • Published on: 1993-11-04
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 416 pages

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A powerful account of soldiers' lives and deaths in action, based on what British and American armies went through in World War II. A most welcome reprint, with a new postscript which contains further reinforcements for an already overwhelming case: that wars are awful, and that what carries a soldier through the awfulness is the comradeship he feels for his immediate friends. Not a book for the squeamish. (Kirkus UK)

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Examines the actual physical and mental experiences of the American and British front-line soldier in World War II. This book is the result of research among memoirs published and unpublished and little-known official records in an attempt to explain what war meant to the individual soldier.