The eighteen-year-old replacement : facing combat in Patton's Third Army /
"The WWII story of a midwestern teen who was drafted six weeks after D-Day and sent to the Siegfried Line to fight in General George Patton's 94th Infantry Division. Kingsbury reveals what he endured both physically and emotionally - and tells how he went from boyhood to manhood almost ove...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri,
[2008], ©2008
Columbia : c2008 Columbia [Mo.] : c2008 Columbia : [2008] |
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| Summary: | "The WWII story of a midwestern teen who was drafted six weeks after D-Day and sent to the Siegfried Line to fight in General George Patton's 94th Infantry Division. Kingsbury reveals what he endured both physically and emotionally - and tells how he went from boyhood to manhood almost overnight"--Provided by publisher "In The Eighteen-Year-Old Replacement, Richard Kingsbury brings an often-overlooked perspective to the annals of World War II. Torn from an ordinary teenager's life in the Midwest, young Dick was drafted six weeks after D-Day and rushed with other eighteen-year-olds to the Siegfried Line to bolster Patton's Ninety-Fourth Infantry Division. His reminiscence provides a moving, diarylike account of what he endured both physically and emotionally - and tells how he went from boyhood to manhood almost overnight." "Kingsbury recounts his experiences as a rifleman during the final bloody battles in Germany, giving readers a real feel for what combat was like for a raw recruit. He recalls his first night in a foxhole on the front line and the "unbelievable luxury" of sleeping in a hayloft. He relives freezing cold at the Bulge, which permanently damaged his legs, and the pounding of enemy artillery during Patton's breakthrough of the German West Wall, which affected his hearing for life." "Interspersed with the accounts of battle are letters between Dick and Mary Jo, his sweetheart back home, capturing the blossoming of romance that transcended both distance and bloodshed. His book casts a new light on war - and courtship - in an era when boys were rushed from the home front to the front lines. By showing how crucial the contribution of these young men was to the war effort, this book gives the eighteen-year-old replacements the recognition they have long deserved."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm xiii, 164 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 24 cm xiii, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0826217818 (alk. paper) 0826217818 (cloth) 0826217818 9780826217813 (alk. paper) 9780826217813 (cloth) 9780826217813 |