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A Footsoldier for Patton: The Story of a "Red Diamond" Infantryman with the U.S.
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- Book Title
- A Footsoldier for Patton: The Story of a "Red Diamond" Infantryma
- Genre
- Second World War
- ISBN
- 9781612009308
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- A Footsoldier for Patton: the Story of a Red Diamond Infantryman with the U.S. Third Army
- Item Height
- 198mm
- Publisher
- Case Mate Publishers
- Item Width
- 130mm
- Subject
- History
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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A brutally honest depiction of day-to-day combat in World War II... A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Patton's army is best known for dashing armoured attacks, its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm the greatest fighting was done by Patton's long undersung infantry - the foot sloggers who were called upon to reduce enemy strongpoints, and who took the brunt of German counterattacks. Michael Bilder, a member of the 5th Infantry ( Red Diamond division), played a unique role in the Third Army's onslaught. A rifleman foremost, he was also a German-speaker, called upon for interrogations and special duties. Also a combat lifeguard, he played a key role in successive river crossings. An astute observer, he relates dozens of fascinating insights into the campaign, from dealing with German snipers to intoxicated Frenchwomen, as well as relaying the often morbid humor of combat. Laughter, for example, erupts among Bilder's unit when a hated Graves Registration officer, known for robbing the pockets of the dead, gets his hand blown off by a German booby trap. When the 5th Infantry comes up against the fortress of Metz, the battle is detailed in all its horror, as is the sudden drive into the flank of the Bulge, where the Americans face their first winter battle against enemy veterans of Russia. Incidents common to the ordinary GI, but which seldom see the light of day in histories, are routinely related in this book, enriching the reader's sense of the true reality of World War II combat.
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Case Mate Publishers
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9781612009308
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16046616240
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Publication Name
A Footsoldier for Patton: the Story of a Red Diamond Infantryman with the U.S. Third Army
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
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Item Height
198mm
Item Width
130mm
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United States
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