Sheer Misery - Soldiers in Battle in Wwii

"This is an unflinching history of the Western Front in World War II told through the physical misery of the soldiers who fought there. Roberts describes the experiences not only of American and British troops, but of French and German soldiers, too. Though she ranges across the Western Front, her primary cases are the winter campaigns of 43-44 in Italy and 44-45 in Belgium, both crucial to the war's outcome"--

About the author

Mary Louise Roberts is the WARF Distinguished Lucie Aubrac Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is also the Charles Boal Ewing Chair in Military History at the United States Military Academy at West Point for the 2020-21 academic year. Her most recent books are What Soldiers Do and D-Day through French Eyes: .

Product details

• Authors: Mary Louise Roberts, Roberts Mary Louise
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2021
• EAN: 9780226753140
• ISBN: 978-0-226-75314-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General