However, there were also many war veterans who were just so overburdened that they also developed combat exhaustion. ... One soldier always carried a book from the states with him and read it repeatedly, claiming that the book was his "companion" during hard times of the war. ... His job was to disarm mines and one time he recalls that as one of his buddies detected a mine, "Without saying a word, but giving me a mournful glance as if to say goodbye, he [Harrison's buddy] retreated to the extreme end of the field. ... So, even though the Americans were supposed to hate Ger...

• Word Count: 2562
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School