World War Ii Memoirs Of A Dogface Soldier
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World War Ii Memoirs Of A Dogface Soldier
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Author : Carl J. Hartstern
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-01-01
World War Ii Memoirs Of A Dogface Soldier written by Carl J. Hartstern and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with History categories.
From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden
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Author : Murray Soskil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-06-15
From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden written by Murray Soskil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-15 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
My Comrades And Me
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Author : Al Brown
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2012-05
My Comrades And Me written by Al Brown and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Author Al Brown, like a few million others, was a civilian one day and a serviceman the next. In My Comrades and Me: Staff Sergeant Al Brown's WWII Memoirs, he gives readers a glimpse into his life as a soldier and his personal experiences during the Second World War. In My Comrades and Me, Brown takes readers through basic infantry training where they were drilled to follow the do something, even if it is wrong rule, the longest, loneliest night of his life, his first day in combat on a dark moonless morning, January 22, 1944, when he almost drowned, and more. He also shares his comrades' stories. Brown hopes that, with these memoirs, families and descendants of WWII soldiers will find answers to their questions about their soldier's combat experiences, experiences that soldiers never revealed to their families after their return or because they never returned. Rarely did the combat soldier reveal them in letters home. Sergeant Brown notes that all infantry combat experiences are fundamentally the same. Only the dates and settings are different for different soldiers.
Sixty Days In Combat
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Author : Dean Joy
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2007-12-18
Sixty Days In Combat written by Dean Joy and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with History categories.
“The infantryman’s war is . . . without the slightest doubt the dirtiest, roughest job of them all.” He went in as a military history buff, a virgin, and a teetotaler. He came out with a war bride, a taste for German beer, and intimate knowledge of one of the darkest parts of history. His name is Dean Joy, and this was his war. For two months in 1945, Joy endured and survived the everyday deprivations and dangers of being a frontline infantryman. His amazingly detailed memoir, self-illustrated with numerous scenes Joy remembers from his time in Europe, brings back the sights, sounds, and smells of the experience as few books ever have. Here is the story of a young man who dreamed of flying fighter aircraft and instead was chosen to be cannon fodder in France and Germany . . . who witnessed the brutality of Nazis killing Allied medics by using the cross on their helmets as targets . . . and who narrowly escaped being wounded or killed in several “near miss” episodes, the last of which occurred on his last day of combat. Sixty Days in Combat re-creates all the drama of the “dogface’s” fight, a time that changed one young man in a war that changed the world.
Always Faithful
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Author : William W. Putney
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2002-02-22
Always Faithful written by William W. Putney and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-22 with Pets categories.
Twenty-three-year-old Bill Putney enlisted in the Marines in 1943 in search of military glory. Instead, Putney, a licensed veterinarian, was relegated to the Dog Corps. Putney became the Commanding Officer of the 3rd War Dog Platoon, and later the chief veterinarian and C.O. of the War Dog Training School at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. At Lejeune Putney helped train America's dogs for war in the Pacific. He later led them into combat in the invasion of Guam in 1944, the first liberation of American soil in World War II. Always Faithful is the story of the dogs that fought in Guam and across the islands of the Pacific, a celebration of the four-legged soldiers that Putney both commanded and followed. It is a tale of immense courage, but also of incredible sacrifice. On Guam, as on islands such as Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the Japanese were infamously tenacious, refusing to surrender as long as there was a hole left to crawl into. Rooting out the enemy was an awful, painstaking job. To this task, Putney's dogs were well suited. Used for scouting, attack, carrying messages, detecting mines, and also as guards, the war dogs were so well trained that they could locate nonmetallic mines that had been buried for months deep underground; their hearing was so precise they could detect enemy trip wires by listening to them "sing" in the breeze. Their record in action was perfect. More than 550 patrols on the island of Guam were led by dogs; not one patrol was ambushed. But for this success, the dogs, always out in front, paid a terrible price. Although Putney worked feverishly as veterinarian and C.O. to keep the dogs alive, many were lost. After the war, Putney returned home only to discover that the dogs he had served with were being put to sleep. These dogs were ex-household pets, recruited from civilians with the promise that they would someday be returned. Outraged, Putney fought for the dogs' right to go home. He won, and headed the overwhelmingly successful program to "detrain" the dogs so they could return to their families. Alas, quickly learned, the lesson was quickly forgotten. The dogs of Korea and Vietnam did not come home. Then, in the final days of his administration, President Clinton signed into law a bill that allows military handlers to bring home the dogs with which they work. Once again, Putney was at the front of the charge. For anyone who has ever read Old Yeller, or the books of Jack London, here is a real-life story, never before told, that beats any fiction. At once wistful tribute and stirring adventure, Always Faithful describes what may be the greatest man-dog effort of all time. It will both astound and move you.
So Long For Now A World War Ii Memoir
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Author : William M. Dwyer
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2009-07-13
So Long For Now A World War Ii Memoir written by William M. Dwyer and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In World War II, Bill Dwyer served as a Stars & Stripes correspondent with the US Fourth Infantry Division in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany (often in company with Collier’s correspondent Ernest Hemingway). He was a member of a six-man truce party who went behind enemy lines for three hours and worked to negotiate the surrender of Rothenburg, a walled Bavarian city dating to the 14th century. For this action he was awarded the Bronze Star.
Dogface Soldiers
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Author : Daniel R. Champagne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-03
Dogface Soldiers written by Daniel R. Champagne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-03 with categories.
Dogface Soldiers
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Author : Daniel R. Champagne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-02
Dogface Soldiers written by Daniel R. Champagne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02 with History categories.
Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. This story begins in Nov 1941 and recounts B CompanyOs march through French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and Southern France and companyOs advance over the Vosges Mountains, through the Colmar Pocket and across Germany to Austria. Deservedly so, the starring role in this story is played by Audie Murphy. However, the major focus of the book is on the spirit of B Company. This is the story of the B Company foot soldiersNa moving and vivid account told primarily by the characters themselves, through their own eyes and their own experiences. This is the culmination of a three-year study on B Company. The author has thoroughly examined both secondary and primary sources, including interviews with B Company veterans. 36 photos, 2 illustrations, 32 maps.
At First Light
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Author : Walt Larimore
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-04-19
At First Light written by Walt Larimore and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-19 with History categories.
What makes 2nd Lieutenant Phil Larimore’s story special is what happened in World War II’s closing days and the people—and horses—he interacted with in this Forrest Gump-like tale that is emotional, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Growing up in the 1930s in Memphis, Tennessee, Phil Larimore is the ultimate Boy Scout—able to read maps, put a compass to good use, and traverse wild swamps and desolate canyons. His other great skill is riding horses. Phil does poorly in school, however, leading his parents send to him to a military academy. After Pearl Harbor, Phil realizes he is destined for war. Three weeks before his eighteenth birthday, he becomes the youngest candidate to ever graduate from Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Landing on the Anzio beachhead in February 1944, Phil is put in charge of an Ammunition Pioneer Platoon in the 3rd Infantry Division. Their job: deliver ammunition to the frontline foxholes—a dangerous assignment involving regular forays into No Man’s Land. As Phil fights his way up the Italian boot, into Southern France and across the Rhine River into Germany, he is caught up in some of the most intense combat ever. But it’s what happens in the final stages of the war and his homecoming that makes Phil’s story incredibly special and heartwarming. An emotional tale of courage, daring, and heroism, At First Light will remind you of the indomitable human spirit that lives in all of us.
1945 Victory In The West
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Author : Peter Caddick-Adams
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2022-05-19
1945 Victory In The West written by Peter Caddick-Adams and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-19 with History categories.
'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to come.' TELEGRAPH March 1945. Allied troops are poised to cross the Rhine and sweep on into Germany. Victory is at last within their grasp. But if they believe this victory can be easily won, they face swift disillusionment. The final I00 days of the Second World War will prove to be bitterly and bloodily fought, village by village, town by town. This is the extraordinary and gripping story of those final I00 days. _________________________________________________ 'Superbly written and full of wisdom and deep understanding, this will stand as a defining work on these darkest months of the conflict.' JAMES HOLLAND 'This is the most vivid and detailed narrative of the subject that we are likely to see.' MILITARY HISTORY MAGAZINE 'An impressive work. Lively, informative and comprehensively researched.' CAROLINE MOOREHEAD, SPECTATOR 'An important contribution to military history. A great read and powerful reminder of how the Second World War in Europe was definitely not over until the final surrender.' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE