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“Bill Andrews:  The Road from Caledonia to Canisy”  : By Bill Andrews

One Man’s journey from home through World War II and back.  This is a story about my Father which he could not bring himself to tell. It follows his entry into the 22^nd Infantry Regiment in early 1940 at the time it began to build up for a key role in the D-Day Invasion of Europe. The first and last chapters are devoted to his enlistment and discharge in the US Army.

The intervening 26 chapters contains the History and Training of the 22^nd Infantry Regiment, the day-by-day and hour-by-hour details of the action generated by the Regiment, its Battalions and its Companies as they forced their way off the Utah Landing Beaches on D-Day through the capture of Cherbourg on June 27 and onto their leading role in the Breakthrough at St. Lo on July 26.  The names of many Officers and Enlisted men from across the 4^th Infantry Division and the VII Corps as well as from the Regiment are contained in these chapters as they led and fought their way across the Normandy Peninsula. Maps are used to pinpoint their daily locations as they moved against the German defenders. The Regiment’s Daily Action Journal was a key resource used to formulate this story. Available from the author for $20.00.

 "Vietnam War Paintings--Narratives by Participants."

Jim Nelson, noted artist and veteran of Company C, 2nd Battalion (M) 22nd Infantry in Vietnam, has published an art book depicting 60 of his best combat art paintings. The book is unique as it also contains dozens of narratives from Vietnam Veterans who participated in the battles Jim illustrates so well. General Richard B. Myers, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorses the book. He says of it: "Your work is exceptional! In particular, the teamwork demonstrated in the 'Helping Hand' print captures the special camaraderie of our US armed Forces."

Jim has published an 8X10 inch "coffee table" limited edition hardcover (500 copies), which sells for $49.95. A softcover edition is available for $27.95 to Veterans. The full title is "Vietnam War Paintings--Art by James Davis Nelson--Narratives by Participants." To purchase, contact the author directly at RD. 2, Box 13-A, Jewell, KS 66949 or E-mail the publisher at sjpress@aol.com

Utah Beach To Pleiku   

Complete details on the book and how to order it are included in the flyer included with this newsletter or e-mail Web Administrator Gary Krek . I have included an order form at the back of this newsletter as well as in the flyer.  You can give the flyer to anyone else you think may be interested in buying our book.  Feel free to locally reproduce as many of the flyers as you want to.  For orders received before April 15, 2001, we have discounted the price.  All profits from the book will go to the National 4th Infantry Division Association.

  Hell in Hurtgen Forest:
 The Ordeal and Triumph of an American Infantry Regiment
 Robert Sterling Rush

 Some of the most brutally intense infantry combat in World War II occurred within Germany's Hurtgen Forest. Focusing on the bitterly fought battle between the American 22d Infantry Regiment and elements of the German LXXIV Korps around Grosshau, Rush chronicles small-unit
 combat at its most extreme and shows why, despite enormous losses, the Americans persevered in the Hurtgenwald "meat grinder," a battle similar to two punch-drunk fighters staggering to survive the round. On 16 November 1944, the 22d Infantry entered the Hurtgen Forest as part of the U.S. Army's drive to cross the Roer River.  During the next eighteen days, the 22d suffered more than 2,800 casualties-or about 86 percent of its normal strength of about 3,250 officers and men. After three days of fighting, the regiment had lost all three battalion commanders. After seven days, rifle company strengths stood at 50 percent and by battle's end each had suffered nearly 140 percent
casualties. Despite these horrendous losses, the 22d Regiment survived and fought on, due in part to army personnel policies that ensured that unit strengths remained high even during extreme combat. Previously wounded soldiers returned to their units and new replacements, "green" to battle, arrived to follow the remaining battle-hardened cadre. The attack halted only when no veterans remained to follow.

 The German units in the Hurtgenwald suffered the same horrendous attrition, with one telling difference. German replacement policy detracted from rather than enhanced German combat effectiveness. Organizations had high paper strength but low manpower, and commanders consolidated decimated units time after time until these ever-dwindling bands of soldiers disappeared forever: killed, wounded, captured, or surrendered. The performance of American and German forces during this harrowing eighteen days of combat was largely a product of their respective backgrounds, training, and organization. This pre-battle aspect, not normally seen in combat history, helps explain why the Americans were successful and the Germans were not.

 Rush's work underscores both the horrors of combat and the resiliency of American organizations. While honoring the sacrifice and triumph of the common soldier, it also compels us to reexamine our views on the requisites for victory on the battlefield. Robert Sterling Rush, Command Sergeant Major (ret.), served in the U.S. Army at every organizational level from squad through army and
as a historian at the U.S. Center of Military History. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University and is the author of The Soldier's Guide: 5th Edition and The NCO Guide: 6th Edition, as well as articles in journals such as Armed Forces and Society and Military Review.

  November 400 pages, 18 photographs, 17 maps, 6 x 9
 Modern War Studies Cloth ISBN 0-7006-1128-2, $34.95 (t)

 "Fame's Eternal Camping Ground" By Gene Ladnier, Recon Platoon 3/22 Vietnam, 1968 - 69.

In too many Hollywood productions of historical incidents, facts are often embellished, eliminated, or blatantly changed for the sake of what is termed "dramatic effect."

In Gene Ladnier's fifth novel, Fame's Eternal Camping Ground (XLibris Philadelphia) the occurrences of the June 10, 1864 battle flows through the text not merely as the backdrop to a tragic romance, along with the struggles of African-American soldiers in Union Regiments, the battle is the core of this plot-driven work, and the core pushes the sub-plots along with the force of a "Rebel Yell!"

Ladnier spent months researching the work, and major portions of the text were conceived as he wrote on the actual battlefield, located just north of Tupelo. He inserts a young Confederate soldier and a young rural Mississippi girl, along with a weathered Confederate Sergeant, Keane Monday Stiehl (Monday), into the throes of the battle itself. Their lives are intertwined, even controlled, by the passage of the battle.

Characters who have a historic voice in Brice's battle, and the novel, are the troops of the 55th and 59th Colored Union Regiments, who eventually salvaged the beaten Union forces in the final retreat. The African-American regiments suffered heavy losses for their bravery. Their dead were left to be ravaged by wild pigs. Two soldiers in the regiments depicted in the text, offer authentic positions on how slavery will be abolished, either by hatred and continual violence or by endurance.

Another unique incident of the battle, was the presence of Jenny Hodges, a documented Union soldier who happened to be a woman.

The battle itself was a part of Union General William T. Sherman's plan to keep the raging Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the supply lines fueling his march to Atlanta. Forrest was preparing to besiege the railways in northern Alabama and Tennessee before meeting Union General Samuel Sturgis and General Benjamin Grierson at Brice's Crossroads, once the site of a general store. The novel takes place before and after the battle, much of it in the region of what is now Tippah County, Miss.

Outnumbered almost  two to one, Forrest sent Sturgis and his forces whimpering and beaten. Had the 55th and 59th not fought during the final union retreat, all would have been lost.

Other than Monday Stiehl, all names are taken from actual participants of the battle, Ladnier's action-driven style penetrates how the ravages of war can gather individual lives and tear at them with the force of a natural disaster.

As the only novel in print based solely on the battle and the work is not only a compelling narrative, it is also a historical documentation of an often overlooked struggle. Had Forrest not been hindered, although with heavy Union losses, Sherman's march through Georgia almost certainly would have been, in the very least, delayed by "That Devil himself," General Forrest.

Copies for Fame's Eternal Camping Ground may be obtained by calling 1-888-XLIBRIS. To order from the web. go to www.XLibris.bookstore, www.Barnesandnoble or www.Amazon.com. Available in hard copy or paperback.

 ""Combat Diary", Episodes from the History of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1866-1905" By A.B. Feuer. Military Review describes the book as, " Informative and highly readable, this campaign history covers the four decades after the American Civil War when the Regiment helped subjugate the Indians in the Northern Plains, chased Coxey's Army, suppressed mine and railroad strikes, fought the Spanish in Cuba and took on Emilio Aguinaldo's insurgents in the Philippines. Because of its diverse experiences, the 22nd Infantry Regiment epitomizes the U.S. Army, as a whole, during this era. The author relies heavily on excerpts from soldiers' diaries to build this narrative, especially Colonel Jacob F. Krebs' journal, which makes the book both more entertaining and more memorable than the conventional campaign history." (An excerpt from the book can be found in the Major Battles section - Spanish-American War). $45.00 - Available from Greenwood Publishing   Group- PO Box 5007 - Westport, CT. 06881 or call 1-800-225-5800   

 "Utah Beach To Cherbourg (6 June - 27 June 1944) " : By Maj. Roland G. Ruppenthal W.W.II.

This book was published in 1947 as part of the American Forces in Action Series by the historical division of the Department of the Army." Utah Beach to Cherbourg (6 June - 27 June 1944)" was written by Maj. Ruppenthal, a member of the 2nd Information and Historical Service, attached to the 1st Army. The sources on which the narrative are based consist primarily of the official records of the units involved and of data collected by the writer and other historical officers in the field through interviews with participants in the action. An excerpt from this book and a direct link for reading this book over the Internet are located on the page " Major Battles and Events of the 22nd Infantry Regiment, Section 3 - W.W.II ".  $27.00 - Available from Superintendent of Documents - US Government Printing Office - Washington, DC. 20402, Order number is GPO S/N 008-029-00129-2

 " A Soldier's Journal " : By David Rothbart, E/2-22, W.W. II .  please see:  www.davidrothbart.com

A Soldier's Journal, By David Rothbart, will be published by New York book publisher ibooks, Inc. in May, 2003 and distributed by Simon and Schuster. This replaces the self-published World War II Army Journal by David Rothbart which is no longer available. The new title is well worth the wait. It will be in hardcover, with many soldier pictures saved over the years. The Journal was written at the time and place where everything happened. It has 486 dated entries, beginning with induction into the Army in February, 1942. It covers training camps, Stateside, and continues Overseas with the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division during the entire European campaign from England to France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany through Victory in Europe (VE) Day in May, 1945. The Journal is a calm, unsensationalized account of the whole citizen soldier World War II Army experience.

 " If You Survive " : By George Wilson, E / F / H/ 2-22, W.W. II .

With over 60,000 copies sold, our own Geroge Wilson's book, "If You Survive" is the most widely read book of our 22nd Infantry Regiment's experiences in W.W. II . Available in major book stores or from the author, this Ivy Book published by Ballentine Books in 1987, describes on the back cover the contents as follows :

" If you survive your first day, I'll promote you. " So promised George Wilson's World War II commanding officer in the hedgerows of Normandy , and it was to be a promise dramatically fulfilled . From July, 1944, to the closing days of the war, from the first penetration of the Siegfried Line to the Nazis' last desperate charge in the Battle Of The Bulge, Wilson fought in the thickest of the action, helping take the small towns of northern France and Belgium building by building.

Of all of the men and officers who started out in Company F, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, George Wilson was the only one who finished. In the end, he felt not like a conqueror or a victor, but an exhausted survivor, left with nothing but his life - and his emotions. $7.00 small edition $12.00 newest edition.

 " Citizen Soldiers" : By Stephen Ambrose. His latest book about W.W. II ,

From the best selling author of " Undaunted Courage " and " D-Day " , the definitive book on the most important day of World War II, comes the inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. Army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of the war .

" Citizen Soldiers " opens at 0100 hours , June 07 , 1944 , on the Normandy beaches , and ends at 0245 hours , May 07 , 1945 . In between come the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy , the break out at St. Lo , the Falaise Gap , Gen . Patton tearing through France , the liberation of Paris , the attempt to leap the Rhine in Operation Market - Garden , the near miraculous German recovery , the battles around Metz and in the Hürtgen Forest , the Battle of the Bulge - the biggest battle in the history of the U.S. Army - the capture of the bridge at Remagen , and finally the overrunning of Germany itself. Included are quotes from the books written by our own George Wilson , E/F/2-22 and Ed Miller , a current military history writer on the Hürtgen Forest . Available at libraries and book stores.

 "Deeds not Words" : By David Roderick, H/2-22, W.W. II  

War history of the regiment using the format of following the battles from the after action reports to trace our battles from D-Day to the end of the war in Europe. " A thorough study of the literature covering the 4th Division's success at Utah Beach describes the events that were hidden to us as we fought our personal battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the St. Lo breakthrough, Mortain counterattack, Falaise Gap, and the race for Paris are vividly described through personal testimony by our buddies who were there". Also included are the Seigfried Line, crossing of Meuse River, Hürtgen Forest, and the Battle of the Bulge. Thirty five maps and illustrations serve as vivid reminders of the places burned into our memories of those friends who were lost on the battlefield. $28.00 Available from arthor - 923 Marguerite Lane - Carlsbad, CA. 92009

 "And Then There Were None" : By Wes Trindal, F/2-22, W.W. II .

A personal account of a man's experience in the military starting with basic training and advanced individual training, through the boat trip to Europe and his travel through the replacement system. Wes finally arrives at the 22nd Infantry Regiment during the height of the battle in the Hürtgen Forest. His description of his experiences in the Hürtgen and after is reading that you can not put down. Available through the 22nd Infantry Regiment Society for $12.00.

 " The Men Of The Terrible Green Cross" : By Herb Fowle, F/2-22, W.W. II .

This book, written right after the author returned home from World II, was intended to correct some of the impressions given to the average citizen in the early days of the war by movies and authors who were not physically involved in the conflict, about what war was all about. The author discovered, immediately, that war was not a glorious test of men and machines. It was a physical test of men living like animals in holes in the mud and snow never knowing where they were or where they were going, but always attacking an enemy that was ready, well equipped and waiting for them. This book, written by one of those men, accurately describes combat the way it really was in those times in the European Theater. Herb Fowle, a member of the 22nd Infantry Regiment Society,
joined F Company, 22nd Infantry Regiment in October 1944 and fought through the Hürtgen Forest and the remainder of the War. This book has many illustrations drawn by Herb, an artist as well as a writer. $22.50  available from author - 1080 N. Bunn Road - Hillsdale, MI. 49242.

 "History Of The 22nd Infantry Regiment In World War II" : By Bill Boice, W.W. II .

Chaplain Boice, wrote an excellent historical accounting of our Regiment from the landing at Utah Beach through the end of the War. A noteworthy excerpt from Bill's book " Never let it be forgotten that an Infantry Rifleman stands not alone in battle; he is surrounded by men without weapons who are ready to help him in time of need. The Chaplains and Medics of the 22nd Infantry were heroic men.". "Amen" from all of us Bill. It is also important to note here that Bill Boice is the founder of the 22nd Infantry Regiment Society. Available through the 22nd Infantry Regiment Society for  $12.00.

 " Not A Hero, Just Lucky " : By Dib Taylor

Written by the wife of our own Riley Taylor, I/3-22 WW II . The back of the book reads : It's D-Day, June 6, 1944 and thousands of GIs are spent and seasick, lying on the bottom of their landing crafts, while the pilots are shouting, " Get out ! Get Out ! " How Sgt. Riley Taylor and other U.S. troops turned the War in Europe around, one battle at a time, is now related by his wife of nearly fifty years, Riley Taylor never spoke of his War experiences. Now he vividly recalls those momentous times.

 "Platoon: Bravo Company" By Bob Hemphill, B/HQ/3-22, Vietnam

This book about Bob Hemphill's time as Bravo Six (1967-1968) is scheduled to debut by early September 1998. Bob's command included FSB Burt and Tet-68. For those of you familiar with his work, his working title was "Bravo Bull", but the final title decided on by the publisher is "Platoon: Bravo Company",

which serves to tie the book more closely to the movie "Platoon". Oliver Stone was one of Bob's soldiers. Even though both works concern Bravo Company during the same time period , their premises could not be more different.

Where "Platoon" gave a rather negative, anti-war dramatization of Bravo's service, Bob's book provides a more up-beat, straight forward account of his experience as company commander. He tends to by-pass the sensationalism evident in the movie and concentrates on his recollection of actual events in the proper chronological order.

One of his intentions in writing the book is readily evident: to counter the movie's representation of the infantryman as a doper and psychotic murderer.

Bob's interpretation of the infantryman is a soldier trying to do the job given him, however ill conceived that job may have been. This book is not intended to exonerate American strategy or overall conduct of the war, or even whether the United States should have been there..

This book is the story of an infantry company in combat, conducting a very difficult - and different - style of warfare. This is the story of the "leg" infantryman who cut his way through the jungle by machete,

or who fought off human-wave attacks from the bottom of a hand dug foxhole, all without benefit of mechanized armored vehicles or readily available aircraft. This is Bravo's story. -  $2100

 "Everything We Had" : By Al Santoli, C/2-22, Vietnam.

This is an oral history of the Vietnam War by thirty-three American soldiers who fought it. "Everything We Had" was nominated for the 1983 American Book Award and made the New York Times bestseller list. The Kansas City Times said, " If I had to recommend only one book as a guide to stepping into the skin of a Vietnam veteran * Everything We Had * would be it."

 " To Bear Any Burden " : By Al Santoli, C/2-22, Vietnam.

This book covers the Vietnam War and its aftermath in the words of Americans and Southeast Asians. The Chicago Tribune Book World said, " The eighty or so interview excerpts making up this book are not, and weren't intended to be, a comprehensive history; they are fragments of lives that were themselves fragments of a colossal and complicated tragedy. Santoli's achievement was to make those fragments into a mosaic that shows, unforgettably, how many different views of the war there were - and how many different kinds of pain."

 " Leading The Way " By Al Santoli, C/2-22, Vietnam.

This book tells how Vietnam veterans rebuilt the U.S. Military : An oral history. Retired Sergeant Major of the Army, William Bainbridge said, " It captures the essence of those dedicated military leaders, both commissioned and non-commissioned, who were instrumental in restoring the post-Vietnam U.S. Military to the world's best trained, best led fighting force. This book should become a primer on lessons learned."

 " The Vietnam Experience - The Army At War " By Boston Publishing Company.

Part of an extensive series of books on the Vietnam War, this book covers the Vietnam experiences of both the 4th Infantry Division and the 25th Infantry Division, parent units of the three Battalions of the 22nd Infantry Regiment in Vietnam . The series is available in most large public libraries or can be ordered through most major book stores

 "Armored Combat in Vietnam" By GEN. Donn A. Starry.

This book was compiled by an Army task force under the direction of GEN. Donn A. Starry at Fort Knox, from 1973 - 1976. General Starry graduated as a 2nd LT. from the US Military Academy in 1948. After increasing levels of responsibility in the Army at different locations throughout the world, GEN. Starry served as Commander of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam (1969) before going on to other assignments.

This book contains a historical and technical perspective on the use of "Armored Units" in Vietnam, including as defined by the author, Tank and Mechanized Infantry Battalions and Companies, Air Cavalry Squadrons and Troops. The book covers armored unit utilization from the 1950's through early 1970's. The graphics detailing some of the major battles involving Armored and Mechanized units are detailed and very informative. Among the book's unique features are two appendices that list the Commanders of the Cavalry, Armored and Mechanized Infantry Units (including 2/22) and a list of Armor recipients of the Medal Of Honor.

The book discusses the battle of Suoi Tre and includes a graphic of its location along with other major sites. the book contains photographs of the M-113 and other armored vehicles along with narratives discussing its deployment in the Vietnam War. This book also emphasizes the importance and significance of the armored units contribution during the fighting in Vietnam. ISBN: 0-672-52673-5, Copyright 1980, Arno Press Inc., The Bobbs Merrill Co. Inc..

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