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Preface vii Contents Preface: The Past Is Prologue IX Chapters 1 Drafted at Eighteen 3 2 Back to College as a Soldier 12 3 Basic Training 50 4 Troopship Life in a U-Boat Zone 86 5 Awaiting Combat in Europe 99 6 Waging War against the French 125 7 Paris: Glamour City, GI Town 185 8 Germany: Occupation Army, War Crimes Tribunal 229 9 Attending Classes as a Diplomatic Pawn 258 10 Returning Home 280 Map: Sergeant Obermayer’s Locations in Europe 292 Epilogue 293 Acknowledgments 301 Index 305 Preface viii ...

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