A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List.

About the Author
Peter S. Kindsvatter served in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years and retired as an Armor lieutenant colonel. He is the Command Historian at the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and Schools, Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Reviews
A superb, compelling, and important contribution to our understanding of men-at-arms. - Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn ""The best analysis of the nature of twentieth-century American combat available."" - American Historical Review ""A vivid portrayal of the savagery of war and its human dimensions."" - Michael Doubler, author of Closing with the Enemy ""Kindsvatter's sweeping study is a tour de force."" - Journal of Military History ""A must read for every military leader."" - Peter Mansoor, author of The GI Offensive in Europe ""A masterful work."" - H-Net Book Reviews, H-War ""This illuminating work is about coping with fear at the foxhole level, and it powerfully conveys the psychology and military sociology of combat."" - Booklist ""Offers fascinating, unsentimental arguments about the minds of soldiers."" - Publishers Weekly



Book Information
ISBN 9780700614165
Author Peter S. Kindsvatter
Format Paperback
Page Count 432
Imprint University Press of Kansas
Publisher University Press of Kansas
Weight(grams) 662g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 154mm * 23mm