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Citizen Soldier: Annotated Bibliography

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STEPHEN E. AMBROSE. Citizen Soldiers. United States. 1997. Simon & Schuster. 512. 0-684-81525-7. Hardcover. $27.50. The theme of this book is about the soldier's point of view during World War II, it shows the difficulties that they had to go through and the horrible deaths they had to witness. I think the purpose of this book is to educate about the hardships of World War II, but to educate in an entertaining way by going into little detail and giving personal stories about the people who served. It draws you in by using specific names of people, instead of giving you an overall vague view about the random point of view of multiple soldiers and battles. I think the book was written authentically well, it maps out the battles in a unique way …show more content…

The beginning starts out with the invasion of Normandy beach in 1944, it explained how horrid the beach looked with the riddled dead corpses of their allies, the wreckage from vehicles scattered on the beach, and the dispersed debris of crashed ships. The book shows the type of roles that many soldiers take and the fights they have to overcome. It also talks about roles of other overlooked individuals that assisted in the conflict throughout the book, like the nurses, and other important people that were involved in the war effort. The book describes the multiple encounters the soldiers had to experience in the different battles they had to encounter in between the Storming of Normandy Beach and the Battle of the Bulge. Each chapter focused on the fights and different journeys the soldiers faced. The book ends with the surrendering of the German forces resulting in the victory of the Battle of the Bulge. The book explains that after Hitler had committed suicide, less than a month later, the Germans surrendered. The book officially ended by showing sympathy towards the soldiers that fought and did not make it through the

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