Hey, Mac! This is serious business! A guy could get killed!

I had the chance to read this book and then meet the author in person! He is just as intriguing in person as his book is. He gives an account of the history of WWII that you don't receive from any other book and his descriptions of how things really were from a soldiers point of view are outstanding. He has a way of putting you right in his place as if you were there. Best of all, his writing is easy to understand without a lot of technical terms that the average person doesn't understand. I would highly recommend this book to anyone!

BEING A TEENAGER, AND BEING A GIRL ON TOP OF THAT, I DID NOT THINK THAT I WOULD BE THE LEAST INTERESTED IN THIS BOOK. HISTORY WAS ALWAYS BORING TO ME; IT'S DONE, IT'S OVER, SO WHY BOTHER WITH IT? WHEN MY GRANDFATHER (A WWII VETERAN) ASKED ME TO READ THIS BOOK "HEY MAC: A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S STORY" FOR HIS SAKE, WELL, LET'S JUST SAY I WAS LESS THAN THRILLED ABOUT IT. "YECH, HISTORY", WAS ALL I THOUGHT. THOUGH WHEN I ACTUALLY STARTED READING IT, I WAS HOOKED ON IT RIGHT AWAY. AUTHOR W.F. MCMURDIE DOES AN ABSOLUTELY SPLENDID JOB OF DESCRIBING EVERYTHING HE SAW ABOUT THE WAR JUST AS IT WAS; HE DOESN'T SUGAR-COAT IT. IT REALLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT HOW AWFUL THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE WAS, AND IT HAS SOMEWHAT SPARKED MY INTEREST IN HISTORY. THE HORROR STORIES, THE HAPPY STORIES, THE SAD STORIES, AND THE DEVOTION OF A MAN THROUGH A TERRIBLY ROUGH PATCH IN HISTORY REALLY TOUCHED ME AND MADE ME AWARE OF THE ENORMOUS SACRIFICES THESE BRAVE MEN MADE. I HAVE NEVER READ ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE, AND I REALLY LOVED IT. I BOUGHT A COPY FOR MYSELF AFTER I FINISHED WITH MY GRANDFATHER'S, AND I HAVE READ IT AGAIN SINCE. THIS BOOK IS COMPLETELY WORTH THE MONEY, AND THEN SOME. YOU REALLY SHOULD GIVE THIS ONE A CHANCE; IT IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE NUGGET OF TRUTH. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR: READ IT.

This book is, by far, the best, most realistic book about how war really was. Set in WWII, this true story paints a very vivid and detailed description of William McMurdie's life as a young soldier, serving in a horrendous war far from home and family. You will hear his harrowing first-hand accounts of death and violence, as well as what life was like on a daily basis during his service in the Battle of the Bulge, advance to the Rhine, the Remagen Bridgehead, and more. This book is, without a doubt, a wonderful, truthful, awe-inspiring tale that I absolutely loved to read. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I.