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Normandy 1944: A Young Rifleman's War
This is the Battle of Normandy, neither glamorized nor sanitized, as seen from ground level during the bloody summer of 1944athe personal experiences of an 18-year-old 4th Infantry Division rifleman who joined his company shortly after D-Day. He quickly came to admire and respect the men of G Company, then was close by as one by one many of them died during the horrific fi...more
Paperback, 300 pages
Published
July 31st 2006
by PublishAmerica
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The most honest story of WWII that I have ever read. It does not dwell on heroics but tells a story as it really happened. The author is brilliant in the way he describes the realities of war and of the fighting man. The drudgery and treachery of war comes alive in the telling. The shortcomings of leadership and downright incompetence of some are not spared from the pen. Respect and even compassion at times for the enemy is unusual in a story of this nature. Dick Stodghill has made a lasti...more
This book is a realistic look at war, and the history made in 1944.I learned much about what really went on in Normandy, without the John Wayne heroics or blood and gore of other movies/books.
Well written, and one can see what went on behind the lines, as well on the front line.
Well written, and one can see what went on behind the lines, as well on the front line.
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