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Book SynopsisA memoir of American, Jewish military doctor fighting on the frontlines and caring for the injured in WWII. It documents the almost unbearable drama of ground gained and lives lost as well as the terrible human toll of battle on the author, his comrades, and civilians quite literally caught in the crossfire.
Trade Review"[T]his account of Franklin's experiences during WWII brings combat to life. . . . His descriptions of horrific casualties and deaths of both Americans and Germans are vivid, and so are the more human moments."—
Publishers Weekly“The spare and terse prose is vividly evocative . . . I have never read a better description of the mission and the work of a platoon medic in combat.”—Robert J. T. Joy,
Journal of Military History“[
Medic!] will undoubtedly rank with the classics of military literature as one of the finest, most heart-breaking, most brutally honest books ever written about men in war. . . . An absolute ‘must-read.’”—
WWII History“[Franklin’s] vignettes will help the reader understand what being in war is all about—the laughs, the pain, the sorrow, and most important, the pride of having served.”–
Military HeritageTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Invasion of Sicily: July 19432. The Battle of Bloody Ridge: July 28 to 30, 19433. The Invasion of Italy: September 19434. Winter Line: September to November 19435. Anzio to Rome: February to June 19446. The Invasion of Southern France: August 19447. Rambervillers, France, to Aschaffenburg, Germany: September 1944 to March 19458. Aschaffenburg, Germany: April 19459. AfterthoughtsIndex
