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Merriam Press Military Monograph 212. Sixth Edition (July 2012). Victory Road is a great World War II memoir: The gripping story of a determined young soldier in an artillery battalion of the famous 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. First Army, which invaded Normandy in June 1944 and fought on through five battle campaigns to victory over Germany in May 1945 at the Elbe River. The author accurately and compellingly describes a soldier's experiences in Army basic training, being shipped overseas to England in December 1943 on the ocean liner Queen Mary, crossing the English Channel to Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day + 4, and then fighting the German forces for almost a year while living in the field during all four seasons. He explains how an artillery battalion functions, how it supports in battle the division's infantry regiments and in a fashion that brings to life what real combat action is all about. What adds even more to this book is his recounting of his family's experiences during those wartime years. 177 photos, 3 illustrations, 6 maps, 30 documents. This book has been used as a reference source for a number of other works, including Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose, and After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout by James Jay Carafano.
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