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Title: Battle Hardened
Subtitle: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to V-E Day
Author: Craig S. Chapman
Narrator: Sean Runnette
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-24-18
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Battle Hardened: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to VE Day tells the story of an American soldier's growth from a Second Lieutenant eager to prove his worth in battle to a skilled and resolute commander over the course of the Northern European Campaign. Craig Chapman delves deep into the personal recollections and mental state of Bill Chapman as he fought against the Nazis, enduring frontline combat and witnessing horror on a massive scale. Lieutenant Chapman maintains his sanity by isolating his emotions from the chaos of the battlefield, and the young officer turns into a hard-edged warrior who dispassionately orders men to risk their lives yet still manages to hold onto his humanity.
Critic Reviews:
"I spent 15 months in the European Theater of Operations and participated in all the campaigns that Craig depicted. I can attest that
Battle Hardened is one of the most realistic books written since 1944-45." (Sgt. Maj. Jack Port)
Members Reviews:
one of the Greatest Generation.
Exceptional insight into the daily experiences, feelings and thoughts of WW2 Infantry Captain Bill Chapman. Through Captain Chapman's letters home as well as the author's deep research of primary historical sources and witnesses, Captain Chapman's' European theater war-time journey from D-Day to VE-Day and then home, is accurately served to the reader "bold and fact cold" just as Bill saw and felt them. A very worth while read, an author son's tribute to the memory and life of his father...William "Bill" Chapman, one of the Greatest Generation.
It is a very good read - couldn't put it down
It is a very good read - couldn't put it down. All of us who had fathers with a chest full of medals but would not talk about their World War II experiences will find this book WILL hold your interest throughout. Note: used my Wife's Amazon account to buy the book.
A soldiers story.
An excellent, well researched account of an officerâs experiences in the European theater of war. Certainly one of the best accounts of the Second World War that I have read.
Four Stars
It was a little slow for me.
Excellent Portrayal of War II at the Platoon and Company Level
I was so very fortunate to preview this book during itâs final stages of publication. My father, Tallie J. Crocker was Billâs Company Commander during the D-Day invasion, and they served together in the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division throughout the victorious march across Europe.
Craig has done an outstanding job of presenting the challenges that our fathers and their men faced during the war. It is amazing that these young men engaged fully in this horrendous conflict - they truly were part of the "Greatest Generation". The bookâs focus on platoon and company level operations, allows the reader to gain an excellent understanding of what war is like at the lowest level - the fear, emotions, and pride that they experienced fighting through each day to survive and advance the alliesâ cause and defeat the evil Nazi empire.
The story provides many examples of the resilience of our troops and their ability to adapt their tactics to the tasks at hand and not be constrained by dated techniques. Craig offers an excellent example regarding night operations.
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Title: Battle Hardened
Subtitle: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to V-E Day
Author: Craig S. Chapman
Narrator: Sean Runnette
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-24-18
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
Battle Hardened: An Infantry Officer's Harrowing Journey from D-Day to VE Day tells the story of an American soldier's growth from a Second Lieutenant eager to prove his worth in battle to a skilled and resolute commander over the course of the Northern European Campaign. Craig Chapman delves deep into the personal recollections and mental state of Bill Chapman as he fought against the Nazis, enduring frontline combat and witnessing horror on a massive scale. Lieutenant Chapman maintains his sanity by isolating his emotions from the chaos of the battlefield, and the young officer turns into a hard-edged warrior who dispassionately orders men to risk their lives yet still manages to hold onto his humanity.
Critic Reviews:
"I spent 15 months in the European Theater of Operations and participated in all the campaigns that Craig depicted. I can attest that
Battle Hardened is one of the most realistic books written since 1944-45." (Sgt. Maj. Jack Port)
Members Reviews:
one of the Greatest Generation.
Exceptional insight into the daily experiences, feelings and thoughts of WW2 Infantry Captain Bill Chapman. Through Captain Chapman's letters home as well as the author's deep research of primary historical sources and witnesses, Captain Chapman's' European theater war-time journey from D-Day to VE-Day and then home, is accurately served to the reader "bold and fact cold" just as Bill saw and felt them. A very worth while read, an author son's tribute to the memory and life of his father...William "Bill" Chapman, one of the Greatest Generation.
It is a very good read - couldn't put it down
It is a very good read - couldn't put it down. All of us who had fathers with a chest full of medals but would not talk about their World War II experiences will find this book WILL hold your interest throughout. Note: used my Wife's Amazon account to buy the book.
A soldiers story.
An excellent, well researched account of an officerâs experiences in the European theater of war. Certainly one of the best accounts of the Second World War that I have read.
Four Stars
It was a little slow for me.
Excellent Portrayal of War II at the Platoon and Company Level
I was so very fortunate to preview this book during itâs final stages of publication. My father, Tallie J. Crocker was Billâs Company Commander during the D-Day invasion, and they served together in the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division throughout the victorious march across Europe.
Craig has done an outstanding job of presenting the challenges that our fathers and their men faced during the war. It is amazing that these young men engaged fully in this horrendous conflict - they truly were part of the "Greatest Generation". The bookâs focus on platoon and company level operations, allows the reader to gain an excellent understanding of what war is like at the lowest level - the fear, emotions, and pride that they experienced fighting through each day to survive and advance the alliesâ cause and defeat the evil Nazi empire.
The story provides many examples of the resilience of our troops and their ability to adapt their tactics to the tasks at hand and not be constrained by dated techniques. Craig offers an excellent example regarding night operations.