KINDLE [Company Commander]

• Paperback
• 288
• Company Commander
• Charles B. MacDonald
• English
• 09 October 2020
• 9781580800389

Charles B. MacDonald ´ 4 review

Summary Ç PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander review É 104 Charles B. MacDonald ´ 4 review As a newly commisioned Captain of a veteran Army regiment MacDonald's first combat was war at its most hellish the Battle of the Bulge In Supurb memoir of a Company Commander who joins his unit as a replacement in the fall of 1944 He earns a Silver Star for holding back the German advance at the southern edge of the Bulge longer than anyone thought possible then drives through to meet the Russians on the Elbe Without a pause he s transferred to Third Army thrusting deep into Czechoslovakia and makes it past Pilsen when the war ends and he again meets the Russians Like anyone especially a replacement Captain he s terrified he won t perform in battle that he won t earn the respect of his men Steady on the outside and often called upon by his Colonel for dangerous advances he thinks to himself Here it comes here it comes over and over each time he goes on the attack It must have workedThis isn t a grunt s eye view nor is it the big picture It s in between and Charles McDonald is a perceptive writer I could see most of the tactical situations he describes What the book lacks is significant personal connection between the author and his men or even his family or girl back home All is eclipsed by the responsibilities of a Company Commander and facing daily barrages from German 88mm guns I can t say I blame him

Summary Ç PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Charles B. MacDonald

Summary Ç PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander review É 104 Charles B. MacDonald ´ 4 review This plain spoken but elouent narrative we live each minute at MacDonald's side sharing in all of combat's misery terror and drama How t Great World War 2 memoir by a young replacement company commander who has to lead battle hardened men into battle and passes all his tests despite early self doubt A real page turner that is not filled with the big strategies of battle but just about young men fighting and surviving during the hard winter months of fighting on the Western Front in 194445

Summary Ç PDF, DOC, TXT or eBook ´ Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander review É 104 Charles B. MacDonald ´ 4 review His green commander gains his men's loyalty in the snows of war torn Europe is one of the great true unforgettable war stories of all tim What I enjoyed most was the frankness in the story Captain MacDonald is sent to relieve the current CO of company on the Siegfried Line He is informed that the last group who were uartered in the bunker were blasted out by a half track German flamethrower He vows to not let this happen to him and his men His main concern is being a newly minted Captain will the battle weary veterans accept him into their confidence After a few skirmishes and shellings his fears subside His unit is caught up in the Battle of the Bulge were his group is part of the hastily assembled force that thwarts the efforts of Deitrick s Sixth Panzer Army from breathing through I enjoyed this description as it only centered on their struggle rather than the grand strategy The second part of the story follows Patton s Third Army drive into Germany Some might not enjoy the nonchalance of the treatment of German prisoners or lack thereof Remember these men were watching their bodies being killed by men who brought a lot of death and destruction to Europe Many today would vilify their actions but then we weren t there to judge them His recounting of capturing Leipzig is great How many would love to lay claim to accepting the surrender of Germany s fifth largest city At first he s uit excited about the prospect but as the negotiations drag on he decides never again A great addition to any WWII libraryFive Stars