Instructions for American servicemen in France during World War II / with a new foreword by Rick Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States Army, Author.

Contributor:

Atkinson, Rick

Rick, Atkinson, Contributor.

United States. Army Service Forces. Information and Education Division.

Standardized Title:

Pocket guide to France.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, French.

World War, 1939-1945--France.

World War, 1939-1945.

France--Description and travel.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (87 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"You are about to play a personal part in pushing the Germans out of France. Whatever part you take-rifleman, hospital orderly, mechanic, pilot, clerk, gunner, truck driver-you will be an essential factor in a great effort." As American soldiers fanned out from their beachhead in Normandy in June of 1944 and began the liberation of France, every soldier carried that reminder in his kit. A compact trove of knowledge and reassurance, Instructions for American Servicemen in France during World War II was issued to soldiers just before they embarked for France to help the

Contents:

Foreword by Rick Atkinson; Contents; I. Why You're Going to France; II. The United States Soldier in France; III. A Few Pages of French History; IV. Observation Post; V. In Parting; VI. Annex: Various Aids

Notes:

Originally published: A pocket guide to France / Army Information Branch of the Army Service Forces, United States Army. 1944.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 12. Dez 2020)

ISBN:

9786612426957

9781282426955

1282426958

9780226841755

0226841758

OCLC:

527657914