Roll Me Over

Raymond Gantter's compelling posthumous memoir offers an unvarnished and deeply compassionate account of World War II combat from an enlisted man's unique perspective. A 30-year-old, college-educated German speaker who turned down draft deferments, Gantter arrived in Normandy in late 1944. He vividly chronicles his unit's harrowing journey through northern France, Belgium—including the bloody Battle of the Bulge—and Germany to the Czechoslovakian border. Despite his unlikely profile, Gantter rapidly rose through the ranks, earning a Silver Star and a battlefield commission. Based on journals begun during the war, this insightful narrative vividly portrays the daily life and extraordinary experiences of American soldiers in the European theater.

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