The infantry can always be found at the sharp end of the
battlefield. You may be able to crush an opponent with armour or
artillery, but there's only one way to take and hold ground and
that's with riflemen - the 'poor bloody infantry'. And it is the
infantrymen of the Second World War - from all sides, Allied and
Axis - who are the subject of this highly illustrated history. It
uses over 400 wartime photographs plus contemporary documents and
other illustrations to show the developments in equipment, training
and tactical techniques and to give an insight into the experience
of the infantry soldier during the conflict. Although the infantry
were critical to the war effort, their contribution is often
overshadowed by the more dramatic roles played by soldiers with
more specialized skills - like tank crew, paratroopers and special
forces. They also suffered devastating casualties, in particular
during the last phase of the war in the west when around 20 per
cent of an infantry division's riflemen were likely to die and over
60 per cent could expect to be wounded. So as well as describing
how the infantry fought, the authors look at the motivation which
kept them fighting in awful conditions and despite brutal setbacks.
The result is a thorough, detailed and revealing portrait of
infantry warfare over seventy years ago.
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