Title: Infantry soldier : holding the line at the Battle of the Bulge /
Authors: Neill, George W.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Neill, George W.; United States. History.; Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945 Personal narratives, American.; World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American.; World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front.; Soldiers United States Biography
Abstract: "Infantry Soldier describes the life of the men assigned to infantry rifle platoons during World War II. Few people realize the enormously disproportionate burden the men in these platoons carried: although only 6 percent of the U.S. Army in Europe, they suffered most of the casualties." "George W. Neill served with a rifle platoon in the 99th Infantry Division. Now a journalist, he takes the reader into the foxholes to reveal how combat infantrymen lived and survived, what they thought, and how they fought."--Jacket.
Contents: The beginning -- A brief diversion -- From boys to men: In the infantry -- To the front -- End of the line in the "quiet" Ardennes -- Ominous signs -- Battle of the Bulge: German fury hits U.S. lines -- Battle of the Bulge: Last stand at Lanzerath -- Battle of the Bulge: A lost platoon -- Battle of the Bulge: Last German parachute jump -- Battle of the Bulge: A day too long -- Road to the rear -- Christmas holidays, 1944 -- A time for healing -- London, again -- V-E-Day: At last -- Reflections.