G.I. The American Soldier in World War II by Lee Kennett - 1987

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1987. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; slight sunfading of spine. DJ: Fine. Gray boards with green cloth overlay on spine with black lettering on the spine. 265 pp. The American soldier of WWII had a collective personality all his own. It is all here; the greetings from Uncle Sam; endless lines in induction centers; the unfamiliar and demanding world of the training camp with its jokes, pranks, traditions and taboos; the GI facing the challenge of combat; the courage, the heroism and the fear; the camaraderie; and the sense of loss when a comrade died. A masterly distillation of the GI experience.