CITIZEN SOLDIERS: US Army From Normandy to Germany by Ambrose 1997 HC 1Ed WWII

Description: CITIZEN SOLDIERS, The US Army From the Normandy Beaches to The Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945 by Stephen E. Ambrose Jr. LIKE NEW First Edition unstated hardcover, 1997. An oral history of the last European campaigns of World War II. A story of the ordinary men of the US Army, from the high command to the enlisted men. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides, the author recreates the experiences of the individuals who fought the battles. Includes the women who served as nurses, secretaries, clerks, code-breakers, and flyers. Chapters on medics, nurses, and doctors; on the quartermasters; on replacements; on what it was like to spend a night on the front lines; on sad sacks, cowards, and criminals; on Christmas 1944; on weapons of all kinds. Reveals the learning process of a great army -- how to cross rivers, how to fight in snow or hedgerows, how to fight in cities, how to coordinate air and ground campaigns, how to fight in winter and on the defensive, how citizens become soldiers in the best army in the world. Evokes the suffering of warfare, fighting in the cold and wet, gruesome wounds, combat exhaustion, looting, shooting prisoners, random destruction and more. Excellent historical reference. LIKE NEW First Edition old stock hardcover, unread with pages clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Jacket shows no wear and very minor storage scuffing. 6.5" x 9.5." Maps, photos, and text. 512 pgs.

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