Arn's war
Subtitle: memoirs of a World War II infantryman, 1940-1946
By: Edward C. Arn & edited by Jerome Mushkat.
Contributors: Mushkat, Jerome.
Series: Ohio history and culture
Publisher: University of Akron Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Akron, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Arn, Edward C., 1909-; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 119th. Battalion, 2nd. F, Company; United States. Army -- Officers -- Biography; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Genres: Personal narratives, American.
Description: "This memoir of World War II, written by Edward C. Arn, an infantry captain who served in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, takes readers on a wartime journey in the European Theater of Operations. It offers a clear and honest account of combat from the viewpoint of a sensitive and acute "civilian in uniform." Arn entered combat and proved his worth in the hedgerows of Normandy, the Battle of Mortain, the push through northern France and the Netherlands, the Battle of the Bulge, the Ardennes Campaign, and the invasion of the German heartland to the Elbe River. During his eleven months on the front lines, Arn underwent a transformation from an apprehensive novice into a battle-tested veteran.

Arn writes in a straightforward and engaging manner that avoids false sentimentality or romanticism. Instead, he gives readers keen insights into the daily life of soldiers locked in gruesome events far beyond their experience and describes how it feels to be under fire, to suffer a wound, to agonize over the deaths of friends, to endure true suffering, to sacrifice, and to survive. Edited and annotated by Jerome Mushkat, this memoir is an account of a citizen-soldier who survived his baptism by fire during World War II."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "A wrenching decision", 16 October 1940-7 September 1942; title: "The gauntlet of readiness", 7 September 1942-23 May 1943; title: "Merciless reality emerges", 5 June 1943-27 May 1943; title: "A tormenting ordeal", 29 May 1944-2 October 1944; title: "A fierce struggle renewed" 2 October 1944-15 December 1944; title: "A maniacal vision expires", 16 December 1944-29 January 1945; title: "A termination is culminated", 2 February 1945-8 May 1945; title: "We long for home", 10 May 1945-28 July 1945; title: "A finale immersed in pondering", 29 July 1945-2 February 1946.