The G. I. Journal of Sergeant Giles

Fort Belvoir, Virginia: Office of History, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1988. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. Previous owner's last name on the front free endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. 1988. Facsimile reprint with the addition of a new foreword by James R. Whitley, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Chief of Staff. Studies in Military Engineering, Number 3. Appendices. Battalion organizational diagram. Awards and decorations. Index. Bound in the original full wraparound pictorial wraps, lettered in bright red. From the publisher of a later edition: "Born and raised in Adair County, Kentucky, Henry Giles entered the U.S. Army in 1940. As weapons sergeant with the 291st Combat Engineer Battalion, Sgt. Giles participated in the Normandy invasion, the Battle of the Bulge, and the crossing of the Rhine River at Remagen. Throughout his time in the European Theater he wrote over six hundred letters home to his soon-to-be wife, Janice Holt. He also religiously kept a journal detailing daily activities and the camaraderie of his unit. Twenty years later, Janice Holt Giles edited this journal, compiled interviews and additional research, and produced The G. I. Journal of Sergeant Giles, a book that shows WWII as it was experienced by the regular men who took the brunt of it, the noncommissioned officers and privates.". Reprint of1965 edition,with new material. Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xv, 399pp. + 8 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.