Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PROLOGUE: PRELUDE TO INVASION (Dawn, June 1 - 8:30 a.m., June 6, 1944) CHAPTER ONE: EASY RED BEACH (8:30 a.m., June 6 - Night, June 6-7) CHAPTER TWO: HEADING TOWARD WAR (July 1923 - July 12, 1943) CHAPTER THREE: FORT McCLELLAN (July 12 - Early August, 1943) CHAPTER FOUR: TRAINING AS MACHINE GUNNERS (Early August, 1943 - January 17, 1944) CHAPTER FIVE: ENGLAND (January 17, 1944 - June 1, 1944) CHAPTER SIX: THE BATTLE FOR NORMANDY (June 7 - July 27, 1944) CHAPTER SEVEN: VICTORY IN NORMANDY (July 27 - August 25, 1944) CHAPTER EIGHT: THE RACE ACROSS FRANCE (August 25 - September 7, 1944) CHAPTER NINE: TO THE GERMAN FRONTIER (September 7 - 14, 1944) CHAPTER TEN: THE STOLBERG CORRIDOR (September 14 - 23, 1944) CHAPTER ELEVEN: ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE (September 23 - October 22, 1944) CHAPTER TWELVE: THE HÜRTGEN FOREST (October 22 - November 18, 1944) CHAPTER THIRTEEN: HILL 232 (November 18 - 19, 1944) CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A BREAK FROM WAR (November 19 - December 22, 1944) CHAPTER FIFTEEN: THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE (Dec. 22, 1944 - Jan. 15, 1945) CHAPTER SIXTEEN: WINTER WAR (January 15 - February 6, 1945) CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: THE ROER TO THE RHINE (February 6 - March 18, 1945) CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: BREAKOUT FROM REMAGEN (March 18 - April 6, 1945) CHAPTER NINETEEN: THE HARZ TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA (April 6 - May 9, 1945) CHAPTER TWENTY: PEACE (May 9 - October 19, 1945) EPILOGUE: THE POSTWAR YEARS (October 19, 1945 - Present) A Word to the Hürtgen Forest FINAL NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the Author

Ernest Albert "Andy" Andrews Jr. served as a machine gunner in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during the Second World War. Following the war, he earned a degree in Christian education, and served in several positions in the Presbyterian Church. He died on April 22, 2016. Andy was predeceased by his wife Hellon and is survived by his daughter Sarah, his son Al, and four grandsons. David B. Hurt received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Florida and a M.A. in International Affairs from Florida State University. He worked with William Lubbeck as the co-author of At Leningrad's Gates: The Story of a Soldier with Army Group North (Casemate, 2006). He currently serves as an academic advisor at a college in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Reviews

[O]ffers a treasure trove of the daily experiences of soldiers in the field. The book is accessible to a broad audience, but its level of detail will make it useful to specialists as well.
*Michigan War Studies Review 11/01/2023*

[Andrews'] narrative is clear and engaging and his descriptions detailed and interesting. This work presents an unobstructed view of the war from an infantryman's point of view.
*WWII History 11/11/2022*