{"product_id":"9781403331540","title":"Soldier*: (*Rifleman by Training, Clerk-Typist by Accident. In North Africa, Italy, and Austria)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver 11,200,000 men and women served in the United States Army during World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn estimated 5,200,000 of those men and women were in actual combat of one form or another. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd over 880,000 of them became casualties. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe other \u003ci\u003e6,000,000 \u003c\/i\u003eor so were in the same Army. At the same time. In the same war. Like those in combat we lost girls, lost friends, and lost 3 or 4 years of our life. We trained just as hard. Got just as homesick. Worried and ached and grumbled just as much. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe were radar operators and cryptography specialists and MP's. Medics and buglers and mechanics. Truck drivers and cooks and clerks and everything else. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut there was one big difference: we were the lucky ones. The ones that didn’t get shot at. It was still the same war, but the shooting was aimed at somebody else. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYes, we were the lucky ones. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd a lot of us still feel guilty about it. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121702945008,"sku":"9781403331540","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781403331540_p0.jpg?v=1763715596","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781403331540","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}