American Soldiers Chapter Summaries

What I have discovered about the book is that the author give very descriptive perspective about the horrors and experiences of the american soldiers faced during World War 2. The book has a violent nature and is not advice for those who have a weak stomach. In all of the chapters, people will die and it will not be suger-coat. This book is mainly from the perspective of the american soldiers and not of their allies perspective so it does not give as much credit toward Britain or its soldiers. The book also starts from the Invasion of Normandy to the surrender of Nazi Germany and gives vivid and strategic points and plans of how the soldiers and officers used their superior manpower and vehicle output to get the upper hand in battles. This book also tells you about the

Finally, you will see how far people will go for their beliefs, even if the belief is that has been implanted into from an early age.

The story beginnings from the Invasion of Normandy, to The Bulge and finally to the surrender of Nazi Germany. After the Invasion of Normandy, the U.S Army had to cross Normandy hedgerows which were made up of “beeches, oaks, and chestnut trees” and sunken roads, along with the weather, it made it impossible for tanks and soldiers to move on roads. As the american troops moved “forward inch by inch, in lost territory, while the germans felt right at home” because they trained in the hedgerows. The germans used the hedgerows to the fullest advantage, while the americans were unprepared and untrained in Normandy landscape and weather. As the americans fought and moved throughout Normandy, the 29th division had captured St. Lo . One of the most destructive air assaults in World War 2 was the St. Lo-Periers bombing, where they released 500 pounds of explosives on the germans, then gave way to 1,800 B- 17s. Also during the attack american soldier or GI’s fired 50,000 artillery shells. At the very end of the sky attack P-47’s flew in again and dropped napalm-filled