History of the 157th Infantry Regiment (Rifle), 4 June 1943-8 May 1945
- Item sets
- World War II Regimental Histories
- Title
- History of the 157th Infantry Regiment (Rifle), 4 June 1943-8 May 1945
- Alternative Title
- Eager for Duty
- Publisher
- Baton Rouge, La. : The Regiment, [1946]
- Date
- 1946
- Description
- Introduction This an informal story of the travels and battles of an infantry regiment in World War II. Like most stories of war, it is difficult to tell, for it is about groups-- squads, platoons, companies, battalions--while the real story of war, to every soldier who fought, is the story of the part HE played in it. But to tell the full story of any one soldier in this war, to tell of the grimness and the humor, the nausea and the dignity, the terror and the heroism which marked his fighting days would fill this whole book and many more. Even in this simple story of a single regiment we can only outline the major facts of endless battle. For greater detail we refer you to the men for whom this book was written, the men of the 157th Infantry. To the best of our knowledge, the facts in this book are accurate. Yet remember, the actions spoken of are not the calm, deliberate movements of history in its normal stride, but the frenzied, semi-chaos of men killing each other. No reporters stood by while these killings took place and the men present were too busy with the killing to note, at all times, which squad went where. So while we may place you at the bottom of a hill at a time when you know full well your squad was at the top of the hill, hear with us, for in the main you'll find us accurate. Cover reads: Eager For Duty--motto of the regiment
- Subject
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 157th--History
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories
- Format
- 192 pages, 7 unnumbered folded leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Language
- English
- Is Part Of
- Bangor Public Library Special Collections
- Rights
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