Battle Hardened: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to V-E Day - Hardcover

Chapman, Craig S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1621576574 ISBN 13: 9781621576570

Publisher: Regnery History, 2017

Synopsis

Battle-Hardened: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to VE-Day tells the story of an American soldier's growth from a 2nd Lieutenant eager to prove his worth in battle to a skilled and resolute commander over the course of the Northern European Campaign. Craig Chapman delves deep into the personal recollections and mental state of Bill Chapman as he fought against the Nazis, enduring frontline combat and witnessing horror on a massive scale. Lieutenant Chapman maintains his sanity by isolating his emotions from the chaos of the battlefield, and the young officer turns into a hard-edged warrior who dispassionately orders men to risk their lives yet still manages to hold onto his humanity.

About this title

About the Author:

Craig S. Chapman draws on his experience as an infantry officer and his skill as a researcher to narrate past military actions in a way that sheds new light on the challenges, triumphs, and miscalculations of armed conflicts. He is the author of More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina's Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65.

Review:

"I spent 15 months in the European Theater of Operations and participated in all the campaigns that Craig depicted. I can attest that Battle Hardened is one of the most realistic books written since 1944-45." ---Sgt. Maj. Jack Port

About this edition

• Publisher: Regnery History
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1621576574
• ISBN 13: 9781621576570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 600