{"product_id":"if-you-survive-from-normandy-to-the-battle-of-the-bulge-to-the-end-of-world-war-ii-one-american-officers-riveting-true-story-paperback","title":"If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you survive your first day, I'll promote you.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo promised George Wilson's World War II commanding officer in the hedgerows of Normandy -- and it was to be a promise dramatically fulfilled. From July, 1944, to the closing days of the war, from the first penetration of the Siegfried Line to the Nazis' last desperate charge in the Battle of the Bulge, Wilson fought in the thickest of the action, helping take the small towns of northern France and Belgium building by building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf all the men and officers who started out in Company F of the 4th Infantry Division with him, Wilson was the only one who finished. In the end, he felt not like a conqueror or a victor, but an exhausted survivor, left with nothing but his life -- and his emotions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf You Survive \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the great first-person accounts of the making of a combat veteran, in the last, most violent months of World War II.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you survive your first day, I'll promote you. \u003cbr\u003eSo promised George Wilson's World War II commanding officer in the hedgerows of Normandy -- and it was to be a promise dramatically fulfilled. From July, 1944, to the closing days of the war, from the first penetration of the Siegfried Line to the Nazis' last desperate charge in the Battle of the Bulge, Wilson fought in the thickest of the action, helping take the small towns of northern France and Belgium building by building. \u003cbr\u003eOf all the men and officers who started out in Company F of the 4th Infantry Division with him, Wilson was the only one who finished. In the end, he felt not like a conqueror or a victor, but an exhausted survivor, left with nothing but his life -- and his emotions. \u003cbr\u003eIf You Survive \u003cbr\u003eOne of the great first-person accounts of the making of a combat veteran, in the last, most violent months of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (1921-2005) was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He wrote about that experience in his book \u003ci\u003eIf You Survive\u003c\/i\u003e, which is now required reading at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.7 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 1987\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757614727456,"sku":"9780804100038","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5dd5fbddf5a28e1c9f752be509782be5.webp?v=1780106818","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/if-you-survive-from-normandy-to-the-battle-of-the-bulge-to-the-end-of-world-war-ii-one-american-officers-riveting-true-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}