Warrior US Infantryman in WWII (3) European Theatre of Operations Osprey Books

This title follows one soldier ("Joseph") as he is drafted in February 1941, assigned to a Regular Army regiment in the 4th Division, and lives and trains with the 22d Infantry in the United States until January 1944 when it ships to England. On June 6, 1944, he lands on Utah Beach in Normandy and in the following months, fights through France, Belgium, and into Germany. The European Theater of Operations is seen by many as the major theater of World War II, with more infantry regiments serving there than any other theater. Combat was sustained and brutal, with infantrymen seldom coming out of the line to rest and refit. This title particularly deals with the problems the common soldier faced between June 1944 and May 1945.