Infantry Soldier: Holding the Line at the Battle of the Bulge
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806132221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Army in Europe. Neill served with a rifle platoon in the 99th Infantry Division. There he focuses on the role of his division in the Battle of the Bulge. Now a seasoned journalist, he takes the reader into the foxholes to reveal how combat infantrymen lived and survived, what they thought, and how they fought.Beginning with basic training in Texas and Oklahoma, Neill moves to the front lines in Belgium and Germany. Using his wartime letters, his research in the United States and Europe, and hundreds of interviews, Neill chronicles his and his friends’ experiences—acts of horror and heroism on the front line.. The 99th, recruits bolstered by veterans of the 2nd Division, held the northern line of the bulge, preventing a German breakthrough and undermining their strategy. Infantry Soldier describes in harrowing detail 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. They suffered most of the casualties.George W
Army's 99th Division during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. . Neill's aim in this work is to preserve a sense of how it was for the front-line soldierAplacing reminiscences of his own and of colleagues on record in context with previous histories. From Publishers Weekly The author, a journalist in later life, was a 23-year-old rifleman in the U.S. Vignettes of heroic virtues, youthful innocence, formative experiences, fateful chance happenings and indiscriminate slaughter are credible and compelling. The 99th had reached the European front the month before and distinguished itself in anchoring the vital northern flank during that last German counteroffensive. Neill
The Real Story Louis A. Pedrotti If there is just one book that you read about the Battle of the Bulge, make sure that is George Neill's book, "Infantry Soldier. Holding the Line at the Battle of the Bulge." It was absolutely eerie for me, a buddy of George's in L Company, 395th Regiment, 99th Division, to have such long-dormant memories so poignantly revived. From the early days of induction from college into the Army, basic training and ASTP in Texas, "assignment" to the 99th Division, to landing in England, France and Germany, George vividly recounts the incredible experiences . Plaudits from George W Neill's original Foxhole Buddy It took the internet,avid reading,and 55 intervening years to find George with whom I had the pleasure of enduring the cold,snow, and wet of L company 395th Infantry of the 99th Division. I was also with George at John Tarleton and Agricultural College in Texas. We ended up in the same squad at Camp Maxey.George's literary background is evident in the craftsman like way our experiences are portrayed.I was an early on victim of trenchfoot with evacuation to hospital in England.Via Army reserves I served two years in Japan at Gen. Hqs. during the Kor. George G. Kiefer said A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge. A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 19A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge George G. Kiefer A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 1943. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 19A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge George G. Kiefer A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 1943. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. 3. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. . Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 19A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge George G. Kiefer A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 1943. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. 3. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. rd Battalion, A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 19A fine first hand a of the northern line of the Bulge George G. Kiefer A college junior, author George W. Neill received his notice to report for active duty in March of 1943. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. 3. Selected for the little known and short-lived Army Specialized Training Program he was eventually assigned to L Co., 3rd Battalion, 395 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha. 95 Reg. of the 99th Div.Historical views of combat, while giving a better overall perspective, too often lack the authentic voice of the combat soldier himself. Here, in chilling word pictures, Neill paints his vision through the eyes of the 18-year-old he was but filtered by the understanding of the journalist tha