" William R. Buster, born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, knew a soldier's
combat experience and left a first hand account of it. He graduated from
West Point in 1939, just in time to serve through one of the most
crucial periods in national and world history. His story includes
accounts of the incredible expansion, arming, and training of the US
Army, as well as his experience in the great conflict itself, from North
Africa and Sicily to the hedgerow country of Normandy, the Battle of the
Bulge, and