Instructions for American Servicemen in France During World War II

by U.S. Department of the Army and Rick Atkinson

Book Overview

"You are about to play a personal part in pushing the Germans out of France. Whatever part you take--rifleman, hospital orderly, mechanic, pilot, clerk, gunner, truck driver--you will be an essential factor in a great effort." As American soldiers fanned out from their beachhead in Normandy in June of 1944 and began the liberation of France, every soldier carried that reminder in his kit. A compact trove of knowledge and reassurance, Instructions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226841723
• ISBN13: 9780226841724
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 6.0"