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Highlights
- Through the prism of ultimate victory, the greatest generation that fought World War II has been seen as triumphant.
- About the Author: Roscoe C. Blunt, Jr., was the youngest soldier to be awarded the Expert Infantry Badge.
- 320 Pages
- History, World
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About the Book
Now in paperback: One of the most immediate, unvarnished accounts ever written of a soldier's day-to-day struggles in World War II, by "a war hero and a patriot" ("Washington Post"). of photos.Book 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.About the Author
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.Dimensions (Overall): 8.94 Inches (H) x 5.92 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: .93 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: World
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 320
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: Roscoe C Blunt
Language: English
Street Date: December 27, 2001
TCIN: 85134062
UPC: 9780306810909
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-0278
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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