This fast-moving memoir of T. Moffatt Burriss shows his extraordinary role as a platoon leader and company commander with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe and North Africa during World War II. He saw a great deal of combat on Sicily, at Salerno, on Anzio Beach, in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and during the drive into Germany. This book portrays World War II as seen vividly through the eyes of the young American citizen-soldier.
Author Bio
T. Moffatt Burriss is a former South Carolina State legislator. He lives near Columbia, South Carolina.
Praise
“A very inspiring book . . . a quick read and filled with action.”—On Point
