Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24960 in Books
• Published on: 1987-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Superb First Hand WWII Combat Account
One of the very best first hand accounts of WWII combat from the point of view of a young, green, American infanty officer who quickly becomes a veteran combat commander.
Truly superb insight into life in the front line from the St Lo Breakout, through the forgotten hell of Hurtgen, the Ardennes and twice through the Siegfried line.
The best I have yet read for an insight of infantry fighting at a platoon and company level.
I urge you to read this book.

Excellent First Hand Account
This is an excellent and moving first hand account of the war in Europe from July 1944 as seen from the view point of a young officer in a rifle company.

Wilson manages to convey the fear, toil, fatigue, and futility of life in an infantry battalion through the break-out from Normandy, the awful fighting in Hurtgen, and the Battle of the Bulge.

I couldn't put it down.

Better than "Saving Private Ryan."
If you liked "Saving Private Ryan" you will love this book. Willson was "lucky?" enough to be in every major battle; Saint Lo, Falaise, Siegfried Line, Hurtgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge. He was always on the very front line and he survived! This book is easy to read and very hard to put down. I was very sorry when I got to the very last page and there was no more to read. If you want action, forget movie theaters. Read this book.