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Across the Rhine: The Things Our Fathers Saw-The Untold Stories of the World War II Generation-Volume VII
From the Great Depression to Pearl Harbor, from high school to the combat zone, from boot camp to the end of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan, here are more of the stories that we can’t afford not to hear, from a vanishing generation speaking to America today.
In Across the Rhine, you will begin to liberate a continent with our veterans as they scale the cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc overlooking Omaha Beach. You will jump with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment to capture bridgeheads in the Netherlands, and regroup to slug it out in the freezing Ardennes Forest in the winter of 1944-45. The mission will then push you over the Siegfried Line and all the way to Germany’s most formidable western natural defense, the swift and swollen quarter-mile wide Rhine River. As spring 1945 arrives, you will be with our GIs as they arrive at the gates of Dachau and have their very souls shaken as they become eyewitnesses to the greatest crime in the history of the world - the Holocaust; the Nuremberg War Crimes trials will then bring you face-to-face with the architects of terror, the most notorious war criminals of the 20th century.
In Across the Rhine, our veterans sit down and speak to you directly about what they experienced. World War II brought out the worst in humanity, but it also brought out the best; in these narratives you will draw your own lessons. Here are the stories that a special generation of Americans told us for the future when we took the time to be still, to listen, and to draw strength.
In Across the Rhine, you will begin to liberate a continent with our veterans as they scale the cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc overlooking Omaha Beach. You will jump with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment to capture bridgeheads in the Netherlands, and regroup to slug it out in the freezing Ardennes Forest in the winter of 1944-45. The mission will then push you over the Siegfried Line and all the way to Germany’s most formidable western natural defense, the swift and swollen quarter-mile wide Rhine River. As spring 1945 arrives, you will be with our GIs as they arrive at the gates of Dachau and have their very souls shaken as they become eyewitnesses to the greatest crime in the history of the world - the Holocaust; the Nuremberg War Crimes trials will then bring you face-to-face with the architects of terror, the most notorious war criminals of the 20th century.
In Across the Rhine, our veterans sit down and speak to you directly about what they experienced. World War II brought out the worst in humanity, but it also brought out the best; in these narratives you will draw your own lessons. Here are the stories that a special generation of Americans told us for the future when we took the time to be still, to listen, and to draw strength.
358 pages, Paperback
Published November 4, 2021
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April 28, 2023
Across the Rhine was one of the best of the series. It dealt primarily with the American soldier fighting in the last months of World War II, and focused on the impact of the concentration camps on the psyche of the Americans as they discovered and experienced the human carnage that was the result of the inhuman treatment of soldiers of all armies, Jews, and any other people seen as "sub-human by the Nazi's. My father was in the Army Air Corps and never had to go through any of this horror, but he never talked much about his part in the war, and it's starting to make sense why so few returning veterans ever spoke much about their experiences. Thank God for Matt Rozell and his efforts to document these men and the impact the war had on their lives.
May 1, 2025
A CLOSE LOOK AT HELL
This close look at the torture chambers established by the Nazi movement of Germany during World War II needs to be given more exposure to future generations to prevent people from ever crossing the line of decency ever again and loosing reality. We must not forget!!
This close look at the torture chambers established by the Nazi movement of Germany during World War II needs to be given more exposure to future generations to prevent people from ever crossing the line of decency ever again and loosing reality. We must not forget!!
March 1, 2022
Remarkable Stories
I have read all of of his books. They are outstanding. For those who love our WW. 2 Veterans, I can not think of a better Author to tell their story. I just wish I could find some info on my dad, Bonnie Ortensie.
Ken Ortensie
I have read all of of his books. They are outstanding. For those who love our WW. 2 Veterans, I can not think of a better Author to tell their story. I just wish I could find some info on my dad, Bonnie Ortensie.
Ken Ortensie
April 21, 2022
Excellent
Another great book in this series. Many parts made me teary eyed. These should be required reading for all, especially the politicians who send the military out. Great book.
Another great book in this series. Many parts made me teary eyed. These should be required reading for all, especially the politicians who send the military out. Great book.
December 24, 2025
Unforgettable History
What were you doing when you were 19 years old?
Should be required reading for seniors in high school.
As of 2025, there are only a few WWII veterans left. They would be well into thier 90's.
What were you doing when you were 19 years old?
Should be required reading for seniors in high school.
As of 2025, there are only a few WWII veterans left. They would be well into thier 90's.
December 29, 2021
Just outstanding.
April 19, 2022
A continuation of the stories of WW II veterans, interviewed by Rozell's history students. The stories are interesting but often painful.
December 13, 2022
Things our fathers saw
The story of the greatest generation told in their own words. A story that needs to be retold and reread by future generations to come.
The story of the greatest generation told in their own words. A story that needs to be retold and reread by future generations to come.
January 5, 2026
This book is in a series and I can’t put them down! I highly recommend them!
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