{"product_id":"american-gi-in-europe-in-world-war-ii-9780811704496","title":"American GI in Europe in World War II","description":"\u003cli\u003eFirsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the U.S. war effort before D-Day \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSidebars on patrols, service troops, the replacement system, Rangers, and more \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBased on interviews with more than 200 veterans \u003cbr\u003eThis prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe American GI in Europe in World War II: D-Day: Storming Ashore\u003c\/i\u003e (978-0-8117-0454-0) details American involvement in World War II from Pearl Harbor to the preparations for D-Day, June 6, 1944. Weaving together veterans' testimonies, the Kaufmanns capture the complete experience of the individual soldier from stateside training to overseas combat. This volume covers not only recruiting and training, but also combat in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the air war over Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811704496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.30w x 1.20d\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"J. E. Kaufmann,H. W. Kaufmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732250161333,"sku":"9780811704496","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-gi-in-europe-in-world-war-ii-9780811704496","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}