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Book Title
Citizen Soldiers : the U S Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military / United States, Military
Features
Illustrated, Photos
Intended Audience
Adults
ISBN
0-684-84801-5
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
1998
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
Stephen E. Ambrose
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684848015
ISBN-13
9780684848013
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102894389

Product Key Features

Book Title
Citizen Soldiers : the U S Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany
Number of Pages
528 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military / United States, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Stephen E. Ambrose
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-023876
Reviews
Kyle SmithPeopleAmbrose proves once again he is a masterful historian....Spellbinding....The book captures the bizarre contradictions, random kindness and unexpectedly comic moments of the push to Berlin as memorably as a great war novel., R. Z. SheppardTime Citizen Soldiers [is] a high point in Ambrose's long fascination with the nature of leaders and followers., John Omicinski Detroit Free Press Ambrose's Citizen Soldiers is his best book ever, the culmination of a career largely spent immersed in the details of Ike's war., John OmicinskiDetroit Free PressAmbrose'sCitizen Soldiersis his best book ever, the culmination of a career largely spent immersed in the details of Ike's war., Kyle Smith People Ambrose proves once again he is a masterful historian....Spellbinding....The book captures the bizarre contradictions, random kindness and unexpectedly comic moments of the push to Berlin as memorably as a great war novel., R. Z. SheppardTimeCitizen Soldiers[is] a high point in Ambrose's long fascination with the nature of leaders and followers., R. Z. Sheppard Time Citizen Soldiers [is] a high point in Ambrose's long fascination with the nature of leaders and followers.
Dewey Edition
21
CLASSIFICATION_METADATA
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Dewey Decimal
940.54/21
Table Of Content
Contents Maps Introduction and Acknowledgments Prologue PART ONE The Battle for France 1 Expanding the Beachhead, June 7-30, 1944 2 Hedgerow Fighting, July 1-24, 1944 3 Breakout and Encirclement, July 25-August 25, 1944 4 To the Siegfried Line, August 26-September 30, 1944 5 The Siegfried Line, October 1944 PART TWO At the German Border 6 Metz and the Hurtgen Forest, November 1-December 15, 1944 7 The Ardennes, December 16-19, 1944 8 The Ardennes, December 20-23, 1944 9 The Holiday Season, December 24-31, 1944 PART THREE Life in ETO 10 Night on the Line 11 Replacements and Reinforcements, Fall 1944 12 The Air War 13 Medics, Nurses, and Doctors 14 Jerks, Sad Sacks, Profiteers, and Jim Crow 15 Prisoners of War PART FOUR Overrunning Germany 16 Winter War, January 1945 17 Closing to the Rhine, February 1-March 6, 1945 18 Crossing the Rhine, March 7-31, 1945 19 Victory, April 1-May 7, 1945 Epilogue: The GIs and Modern America Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
In this riveting account, historian Stephen Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller D-Day. Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war, from the high command down to the ordinary soldier, drawing on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany, Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it., From Stephen E. Ambrose, bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day , the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of World War II. In this riveting account, historian Stephen E. Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller D-Day. Citizen Soldiers opens at 0001 hours, June 7, 1944, on the Normandy beaches, and ends at 0245 hours, May 7, 1945, with the allied victory. It is biography of the US Army in the European Theater of Operations, and Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war. From the high command down to the ordinary soldier, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany, Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it.
LC Classification Number
D756.A52 1997
Copyright Date
1998
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  • by bsemch
    Jun 05, 2018

    Just as described

    I am unable to honestly review the book because I haven’t read it yet. It was recommended to me by someone who has read it. The used copy I received was described as “Like New,” & it was exactly as described!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: thrift.books

  • by dale556001
    Mar 16, 2021

    ordinary men giving up their life to serve

    Ihave found S Ambrose to be a very good historian and writer-this book no exception

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: innersleeve-1

  • by misterbeemer8ock
    Apr 27, 2021

    citizen soldiers

    great book

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-Owned

  • by nnightravenn
    Feb 03, 2010

    great book my grandfather n his brother r i this book

    My grandfather n his brothers were a mention in thes book n even had pic of them the bloody buckets what they called me grandfather n his division

  • by duli8781
    Dec 13, 2010

    Citizen Soldiers

    What a great book by Ambrose. Yet again he brings to life the horrors of war, the comradere of the men in the units and again what a wonderful read.

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