Once Upon a Time in War: The 99th Division in World War II
Language: English
Published by Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2008
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Illus. , maps, previous owner has written "This book belongs to." and below his name "Co H 2nd Battalion 395th Regiment 99th Infantry Division" on the half-title page, long inked inscription from the author to the previous owner on the title page. Jacket now in a clear protector. ; 366 pages; Signed by Author.
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- Title
- Once Upon a Time in War: The 99th Division in World War II
- Author
- Humphrey, Robert E.
- Publisher
- Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0806139463
- ISBN 13
- 9780806139463
- Edition
- Second Printing.
- Series
- Book 14 of 80: Campaigns and Commanders
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- WORLD WAR II
For the soldier on the front lines of World War II, a lifetime of terror and suffering could be crammed into a few horrific hours of combat. This was especially true for members of the 99th Infantry Division who repelled the Germans in the Battle of the Bulge and engaged in some of the most dramatic, hard-fought actions of the war.
Once Upon a Time in War presents a stirring view of combat from the perspective of the common soldier. Author Robert E. Humphrey personally retraced the path of the 99th through Belgium and Germany and conducted extensive interviews with more than three hundred surviving veterans.
When Humphrey discovered that many 99ers had gone to their graves without telling their stories, he set about to honor their service and coax recollections from survivors. The memories recounted here, many of them painful and long repressed, are remarkable for their clarity. These narratives, seamlessly woven to create a collective biography, offer a gritty reenactment of World War II from the enlisted mans point of view.
Although focused on a single division, Once Upon a Time in War captures the experiences of all American GIs who fought in Europe. For readers captivated by Band of Brothers, this book offers an often tragic, sometimes heartwarming, but always compelling read.
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Review
"A rich portrait of the American citizen soldier in war--well trained, sardonic in his outlook, determined to do his job, motivated to fight not for any abstract ideas about patriotism or hatred of Nazism, but for his comrades."--"Journal of Military History"
-An absorbing social history of the common soldiers of the Checkerboard Division. Genuine and credible--a captivating story told mainly in the words of the GIs themselves.---Peter R. Mansoor, author of The GI Offensive in Europe: The Triumph of American Infantry Divisions, 1941-1945
-A rich portrait of the American citizen soldier in war--well trained, sardonic in his outlook, determined to do his job, motivated to fight not for any abstract ideas about patriotism or hatred of Nazism, but for his comrades.---Journal of Military History
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