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Bezig met laden... The Deadly Brotherhood: The American Combat Soldier in World War IIdoor John C. McManus
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This history is essential for anyone needing to research the lives of WWII-era American soldiers and the conditions they faced both in Europe and in the Pacific. I've used it both in my writing and in the classroom. Photographs and quotes from the soldiers themselves and wartime correspondents (from letters and diaries) help round out the usefulness of this book. You will definitely feel the humanity of these men and the grim situation they faced. ( ) This is a seriously interesting work that surveys the American experience in WW II. It does not glorify the participants but allows them to speak for themselves in an unvarnished manner. McManus reveals that most often the combat soldier did not fight for lofty ideas or ideals but more directly for their own and their fellow combatants benefit. The enemy was viewed as the enemy and with little sympathy or understanding. The average troop despised the Japanese more than the Germans though as combatants they did not underestimate either enemy. It is based on memoirs, diaries, and letters and allows the reader to view the human side of American combat troops. The citizen soldiers reflect the strength of America when the average person was expected to pick up a gun and fight the enemy. It sounds simple; it sounds extraordinary. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In his book Men Against Fire, [historian S. L. A.] Marshall asserted that only 15 to 25 percent of American soldiers ever fired their weapons in combat in World War II. . . . Shooting at the enemy made a man part of the “team,” or “brotherhood.” There were, of course, many times when soldiers did not want to shoot, such as at night when they did not want to give away a position or on reconnaissance patrols. But, in the main, no combat soldier in his right mind would have deliberately sought to go through the entire ear without ever firing his weapon, because he would have been excluded from the brotherhood but also because it would have been detrimental to his own survival. One of [rifle company commander Harold] Leinbaugh’s NCOs summed it up best when discussing Marshall: “Did the SOB think we clubbed the Germans to death?” Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.54History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War IILC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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