Soldier Boy: A Chronicle of Life and Death and Survival during World War II

Rating:
Summary: Eloquent and moving
Review: Enduring a devastating artillery barrage; the company commander bleeding to death; an American soldier lying dead in the snow just minutes after singing "Silent Night"; an emaciated prisoner thrilled to find a partially rotten turnip; sorrow at the firebombing of Dresden; escaping from the dreaded Russians with the help of his brother -- these powerful images will never be forgotten by readers of this superb memoir of a young soldier taken prisoner by the Nazis in the Battle of the Bulge. The most striking image is the author's own P.O.W. mug shot on the book cover, with his eyes staring at us from across the many decades since millions of Americans fought and hundreds of thousands died during World War II.

Rating:
Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: I was facinated by this book, and I highly recommend it. Once I started it I could not put it down! For starters, the writing is very clear and descriptive. I felt I was right there with him as this young soldier struggled to survive the horrors of a disastrous, bloody battle as well as the misery and danger and uncertainty of life as a prisoner of war.

Rating:
Summary: Highly Recommended!
Review: I was facinated by this book, and I highly recommend it. Once I started it I could not put it down! For starters, the writing is very clear and descriptive. I felt I was right there with him as this young soldier struggled to survive the horrors of a disastrous, bloody battle as well as the misery and danger and uncertainty of life as a prisoner of war.