Instructions for American servicemen in France during World War II /
"You are about to play a personal part in pushing the Germans out of France. Whatever part you take-rifleman, hospital orderly, mechanic, pilot, clerk, gunner, truck driver-you will be an essential factor in a great effort." As American soldiers fanned out from their beachhead in Normandy...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=298514 |
| Summary: | "You are about to play a personal part in pushing the Germans out of France. Whatever part you take-rifleman, hospital orderly, mechanic, pilot, clerk, gunner, truck driver-you will be an essential factor in a great effort." As American soldiers fanned out from their beachhead in Normandy in June of 1944 and began the liberation of France, every soldier carried that reminder in his kit. A compact trove of knowledge and reassurance, Instructions for American Servicemen in France during World War II was issued to soldiers just before they embarked for France to help the |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: A pocket guide to France / Army Information Branch of the Army Service Forces, United States Army. 1944. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 72 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
| ISBN: | 9780226841755 0226841758 1282426958 9781282426955 9786612426957 6612426950 9780226841724 0226841723 |