Omaha Beach and beyond: the long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter
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"Slaughter vividly conveys the reality of combat during World War II in his book with sweeping passages that literally place his reader on the battlefield beside him." Belvoir Eagle Before D-Day, regular army soldiers called the National Guardsmen of Virginias 116th Infantry Regiment "Home Nannies," "Weekend Warriors," and worse. On June 6, 1944, on Omaha Beach, however, these proud Virginians who carried the legacy of the famed Stonewall Brigade showed the regular army and the world what true valor really was. In this moving World War II memoir, the author captures the day-to-day comings and goings of GI Joe from pre--World War II National Guard days through induction, training, deployment overseas, and more training. All leads up to D-Day and Normandy on June 6, 1944, when Sergeant Bob Slaughter came across Omaha Beach with Company D of the 116th Infantry. This was the beginning of his long march to final victory in Europe, a march that would take him and his fellow soldiers of Company D, at least those who survived, to Holland, the Bulge, and on into Germany itself.
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Subjects
Campaigns
History, Military
Normandy (France) -- History, Military. -- 20th century
Slaughter, John Robert
Slaughter, John Robert, -- 1925-
Soldiers
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
United States. -- Army -- Biography
United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 116th
Veterans
Veterans -- Virginia -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
History, Military
Normandy (France) -- History, Military. -- 20th century
Slaughter, John Robert
Slaughter, John Robert, -- 1925-
Soldiers
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography
United States. -- Army -- Biography
United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 116th
Veterans
Veterans -- Virginia -- Biography
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
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9780760331415
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subject_facet | Normandy (France) -- History, Military. -- 20th century, Slaughter, John Robert, -- 1925-, Soldiers -- United States -- Biography, United States. -- Army -- Biography, United States. -- Army. -- Infantry Regiment, 116th, Veterans -- Virginia -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front, World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American |
title_display | Omaha Beach and beyond : the long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter |
title_full | Omaha Beach and beyond : the long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter / John Robert Slaughter |
title_short | Omaha Beach and beyond : |
title_sub | the long march of Sergeant Bob Slaughter |
topic_facet | Campaigns, History, Military, Slaughter, John Robert, Soldiers, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945 |