'Interesting experiences of a young LT on the front lines of WW2- not the famous Battle of the Bulge only story- the Hurtgen Forest was a bloody battle prior to the bulge and this guy survived that meat grinder. Brian Keeler's narration thoughtfully conveys this riveting tale of survival in the face of impossible odds. Wilson's account is an incredibly moving, continuous stream of devastating combat experiences that will make readers wonder how any infantryman could have survived this war. If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officers Riveting True Story George Wilson, Brian Keeler (Translation) 4. See all books authored by George Wilson, including If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American. But he healed quickly and returned to duty. After earning several decorations and a promotion to First Lieutenant, Wilson was wounded. From the breakthrough at Saint-LO, to the Battle of the Bulge, to the final push on Germany, Wilson survived ferocious battles and bitter weather. So promised George Wilsons World War II commanding officer in the hedgerows of Normandy - and it was to be a promise dramatically fulfilled. As a Second Lieutenant, he went ashore at Utah Beach after the D-Day invasion amidst burned vehicles, sunken landing craft, and broken fortifications. So promised George Wilson s World War II commanding o icer in the hedgerows of Normandy. Wilson was the only man from his original company to finish the war. If you survive your first day, I ll promote you. Detailing his odyssey from July, 1944 until the following summer, If You Survive is a startling first-person account of the final year of World War II. If You Survive One of the great first-person accounts of the making of a combat veteran, in the last, most violent months of World War II.George Wilson has garnered much acclaim for this shattering and enlightening memoir. 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. Of all the men and officers who started out in Company F of the 4th Infantry Division with him, Wilson was the only one who finished. 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. '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.

If You Survive by George Wilson