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A Foot Soldier for Patton

The Story of a "Red Diamond" Infantryman with the US Third Army

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A Foot Soldier for Patton

Written by: Michael C. Bilder, James Bilder
Narrated by: Johnny Heller
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A brutally honest depiction of day-to-day combat in World War II...

A rarely frank account of the US infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the listener from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself.

Patton's army is best known for dashing armored attacks; its commander combining the firepower of tanks with their historic lineage as cavalry. But when the Germans stood firm, the greatest fighting was done by Patton's long undersung infantry - the foot sloggers who were called upon to reduce enemy strong points and who took the brunt of German counterattacks.

Michael Bilder, a member of the 5th Infantry ("Red Diamond" division), played a unique role in the Third Army's onslaught. A rifleman foremost, he was also a German-speaker, called upon for interrogations and special duties.

Incidents common to the ordinary GI, but which seldom see the light of day in histories, are routinely related in this book, enriching the listener's sense of the true reality of World War II combat.

©2008 Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder (P)2018 Tantor Military Wars & Conflicts World World War II Veteran War Imperialism
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Pulls no Punches

As a draftee called up before the war began for the US, the author spends the entire war in the US Army, and sees action all the way from Normandy to Czechoslovakia. One thing that stands out about this memoir is that the author makes no attempt to gloss over or hide the fact that on both sides of there were many crimes and atrocities committed by the belligerents.

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