Citizen Soldiers

Citizen Soldiers
Author(s)	Stephen E. Ambrose
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject(s)	Historical
Genre(s)	Non-fiction
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	November 3, 1997 (hardcover)
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	512 (hardcover)
ISBN	ISBN 0684815257 (hardcover)
OCLC Number	37201388

Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany is a non-fiction book about World War II written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published in 1997. It deals with Allied soldiers moving in from the Normandy beaches, and through Europe (between June 7, 1944 and May 7, 1945). In addition to telling short stories of countless soldiers experiencing the war, the author also explains the events before telling the stories. He interviewed dozens of soldiers in the making of the book.

The book picks up where his previous book describing the preparations and execution of the Normandy Landings, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, left off.

Reviews

Praise

The book was well received and became a The New York Times best seller. Notable figures such as Colin Powell have praised the book. The Wall Street Journal has also credited the book.^[1][2]

Criticism

The book has also been criticized for overemphasizing the U.S. role in the liberation of Western Europe and limiting the role that British forces played in the course of the war.

However, it clearly displays on the cover "THE U.S. ARMY FROM THE NORMANDY BEACHES TO THE BULGE TO THE SURRENDER OF GERMANY". This novel is mainly about the American forces in ETO, not about the British role.

List of chapters

1. Expanding the Beachhead, June 7-June 30, 1944
2. Hedgerow Fighting, July 1-July 24, 1944
3. Breakout and Encirclement, July 25-August 25, 1944
4. To the Siegfried Line, August 26-September 30, 1944
5. The Siegfried Line, October 1944
6. Metz and the Hurtgen Forest, November 1-December 15, 1944
7. The Ardennes, December 16-December 19, 1944
8. The Ardennes, December 20-December 23, 1944
9. The Holiday Season, December 24-December 31, 1944
10. Night on the Line
11. Replacements and Reinforcements, Fall 1944
12. The Air War
13. Medics, Nurses, and Doctors
14. Jerks, Sad Sacks, Profiteers, and Jim Crow
15. Prisoners of War
16. Winter War, January 1945
17. Closing to the Rhine, February 1-March 6, 1945
18. Crossing the Rhine, March 7-March 31, 1945
19. Victory, April 1-May 7, 1945

References

1. ^ "Editorial Reviews". Barnes & Noble. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Citizen-Soldiers/Stephen-E-Ambrose/e/9780684848013. Retrieved 2008-09-25. 
2. ^ Lehman, John. "Ambrose, Stephen E. - Citizen Soldiers". Antiqbook. http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/nort/24308705.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-25. 

External links

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