Recon Trooper: A Memoir of Combat With the 14th Armored Division in Europe, 1944-1945

Hugh Warren West was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, during the height of the Second World War. After nearly two years of intensive training, he went to Europe with the 14th Armored Division. This combat memoir covers fighting in Alsace, crossing the Rhine, breaching the Siegfried line, and battling throughout southern Germany. Based on official unit histories and exhaustive interviews with West, this soldier’s story is rich in personal anecdotes that run the gamut from humor to horror.

Hugh Warren West is a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II. Following the war, he resumed his career as a school teacher in Ontario, California, and now lives in Sherman Oaks, California. John Scura, author and longtime television talk-variety show producer, was managing editor of the martial arts magazine Fighting Stars. He lives in Los Angeles.