description: This World War II story is a non-fictioin novel, an expanded account based on actual events. A select group of high-IQ soldiers were chosen for university training in an Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). They would become the engineers, the linguists and the medics needed for a long war. When infantry casualties mounted and draft boards came up short, the program came to a sudden halt and these special soldiers were unceremoniously deployed to combat divisions. The story follows four soldiers who join an armored infantry squad whose fatalistic masim is "When your number's up, it's up."
title: When Your Number's Up
titlecomplete: When Your Number's Up
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places: Germany