Foreword by James H. Madison
Introduction
PART I. THE WAR : A CHRONOLOGICAL STORY. Battle for Remagen Bridge across the Rhine River
Fast evacuation of wounded : an experiment
Continued fighting
On leave in Paris for training
Advance through the Hartz Mountains
Civilians during the war
Russians in East Germany Part I : linkup at the Elbe River
Russians in East Germany Part II : Russians occupy the land
Gardelegen atrocity
PART II. THE PEACE : A TOPICAL STORY OF MILITARY OCCUPATION. Rules of the occupying US Army
Wartime destruction
People on the move following victory in Eeurope, May 7
Displaced persons, or DPs : a nice name for slave labor
German village and country life
Reminders of the past
Relations between US soldiers and German civilians
Where are the German PWs?
Entertainment and rest
Going home
Afterword by Bradley D. Cook.