US Infantryman in World War II (2)

Robert S Rush PhD is a retired Command Sergeant Major, who served in the US Army from 1969 to 1999. He has worked as a historian to several key policy review teams for the United States Army, and at the US Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair. Elizabeth Sharp trained in Fine Art at the Leicester College of Art and Technology, UK. She is a full member of the Society of Equestrian Artists and of the Society of Women Artists.Ian Palmer is an experienced digital artist. A graduate in 3D design, he has provided illustrations for many publications, including modelling James Bond's Aston Martin.

• IntroductionThe infantry battalion heavy weapons company: .30 Caliber Machine Gun Company81mm Mortar PlatoonWeapons and weapons systemsWeapons in a heavy weapons companyThe effects of Pearl Harbor: The Mediterranean Theater of OperationsThe organized reserve and Army of the United States;Our composite soldierThe 133d Infantry RegimentChronologyJohn’s enlistment, reception and initial training: Camp WheelerReplacementNorth Africa: Reception and integrationFirst combatItaly 1943–44, Salerno to Cassino: Night Attack across the VolturnoWinter 1943CassinoThe nature of combatAnzioMachine-gunnerWounded, recovery and returnWar’s endGoing HomeMuseums, re-enactment and collectingBibliographyColor plate commentaryIndex