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A superb, compelling, and important contribution to our understanding of men-at-arms. - Rick Atkinson, author of An Army at Dawn The best analysis of the nature of twentieth-century American combat available. - American Historical Review A vivid portrayal of the savagery of war and its human dimensions. - Michael Doubler, author of Closing with the Enemy Kindsvatter's sweeping study is a tour de force. - Journal of Military History A must read for every military leader. - Peter Mansoor, author of The GI Offensive in Europe A masterful work. - H-Net Book Reviews, H-War This illuminating work is about coping with fear at the foxhole level, and it powerfully conveys the psychology and military sociology of combat. - Booklist Offers fascinating, unsentimental arguments about the minds of soldiers. - Publishers Weekly

Peter S. Kindsvatter served in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years and retired as an Armor lieutenant colonel. He is the Command Historian at the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and Schools, Aberdeen Proving Ground.