In 2004, John Gimlette set off across Europe, following in the footsteps of one of the greatest armies ever assembled: the United States forces of ...
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Oct 31, 2010
Angela
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This is totally not my genre. I picked this up in the bookstore because of the title (we have two black cats we call our panthers) and I bought it because I thought I'd learn something about the European theater in WWII. I'm on page 121 and so far the main messages are: There are whores in Marseilles. Whores. Whores whores whores whores whores whores whores. (Gimlette doesn't use the word whores that much, maybe not at all, but I'm up early feeding my infant son and kind of punchy. whores
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Jul 08, 2011
Scott
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Another great Gimlette travelogue, topsy-turvy with his usual obtuse perspectives and a fractured structure which recalls his excellent At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig. His way of looking at the American experience in this theater of World War II is one you will not encounter elsewhere. Gimlette's great qualities are a tremendous power of observation, an equally strong ability to record these observations, and most importantly, the bravery and willingness to follow his own path not only in ter
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Aug 06, 2008
Erik
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Travelogues are a dime a dozen these days – not to mention travel blogs, which mine has a tendency to become whenever I hit the road. [Note: And, yes, I will get back to my Comic-Con adventures momentarily. And let’s not forget that wacky second trip back to Vegas for a double bachelors party I just back from late Monday night. But back to our regularly scheduled programming.]
Gimlette’s latest journey takes him to Europe with Putnam Flint, a retired GI, who serves as his guide as the More...
Gimlette’s latest journey takes him to Europe with Putnam Flint, a retired GI, who serves as his guide as the More...
Mar 12, 2011
Patti
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Like his book about Paraguay - AT THE TOMB OF THE INFLATABLE PIG - this
has some great details about nice old ladies who turn out to be Nazis &
don't mind talking about it. He puts an excellent historical perspective
on stuff that is still very much alive & often taken for granted. Still
reading it though so I'll update if it gets sucky.
has some great details about nice old ladies who turn out to be Nazis &
don't mind talking about it. He puts an excellent historical perspective
on stuff that is still very much alive & often taken for granted. Still
reading it though so I'll update if it gets sucky.
Aug 09, 2011
John
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Really 2.5 stars, but I'm rounding it up for disappointment in what I'd expected, rather than the book itself - the first part in France is less World War II combat-centered, and more historical, which was fine, but the later German and Austrian parts grew progressively less interesting, unless you're specifically looking for the W W II G. I. experience.
Feb 11, 2009
Florence
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How inexperienced American soldiers fought their way against the battle hardened Germans through France, Germany and Austria with great loss of life and limb, and ultimate victory. An idiosyncratic travelogue which combined elements from 1944-45 and the modern era, highlighting shady, unknown corners of Europe.
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