In Stephen Ambrose's book "Citizen Soldier" he speaks of the American soldiers who fought in Europe from D-Day, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945

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        Ross Lennon                        History 120                Fall 2012

Citizen Soldier

Formal Book Review

        In Stephen Ambrose's book "Citizen Soldier" he speaks of the American soldiers who fought in Europe from D-Day, June 7, 1944 to May 7, 1945, the day when Germany surrendered. The title "Citizen Soldiers" shows you a background about how the war was fought through a the perspective of a citizen. Most of the citizens were men just out of high school. Without very little to no training they were given a gun and told to kill or be killed. They were military men now, not citizens.  The stories told are from all different nationalities of soldiers. They could be Americans, Germans or even women, but the attribute they all have in common is fear. They are fighting for their people, and if they die, they die.  They didn't live their days like they used to, they lived the military lifestyle, just trying to survive everyday. They were in it together and fought for each other. Instead of believing in their country, they believed in the man standing next to them. (60)

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        Ambrose cared a lot about the people he writes about, particularly those in the front lines of the battle. (80) The changes the war created for the men and women of the United states were shown throughout the story by Ambrose. He shows that there were many citizens who took their situation they were thrown into, overcame it and came home as heroes. Without books such as this, experiences like this would have likely not even been heard about and learned from. They would never be known and would fade away from our memory. By reading this book you truly ...

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