Never intended for publication, these letters were written almost daily from March 1944 to November 1945 by 32-year-old combat medic to his wife in Philadelphia. This enlisted man's day-by-day reactionsto the war, to the natives, to France and Germany and to his intense homesickness for his wife and childrenare the expressions of an average citizen-soldier. He saw the heroism of the combat infantrymen first-hand during 170 days of front-line action. Endpapers show maps of the Battle of the Vosges Mountains and of the operations of the 100th Infantry Division in the European theater. Maps and photographs of Winston's buddies help make them and the course of battle more real. This book gives a clear view of the average soldier's prejudices and an understanding of the conflict in which he was engaged. Mary Wadsworth Sucher, Baltimore County Reading Services.

Includes index.