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

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

by Craig S. Chapman
Battle Hardened: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to V-E Day

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

by Craig S. Chapman

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Overview

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 Champman 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781621576570
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date: 11/20/2017
Pages: 600
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

CRAIG S. CHAPMAN spent thirty years managing duel careers in telecom network sales and the U.S. Army/National Guard. As an author he has combined his lifelong passions for historical research with his expertise as an infantry officer to write a Civil War history, More Terrible Than Victory, and insightful commentary on military history subjects at www.craigschapman.com. Craig is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State University, and the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College. He resides with his wife in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

List of Maps ix

Map Icon Legend xiii

List of Illustrations xv

Glossary xvii

Prologue xxi

1 Preparing For War 1

2 England 15

3 D-Day 29

4 Montebourg 43

5 Operation Cobra 61

6 Breakout 79

7 Villedieu to St.-Pois 99

8 Mortain 117

9 Paris 147

10 Pursuit 163

11 Schnee Eifel 181

12 Luxembourg 203

13 Bleialf 225

14 Rhineland 243

15 Simmringen Woods 263

16 March Through Franconia 283

17 Task Force Rodwell 309

18 Drive to Victory 323

19 Return to Peace 339

Acknowledgments 353

Bibliography 357

Notes 367

Index 415

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