The Crash of Ruin

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The Crash of Ruin is written by Peter Schrijvers and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 134914522X (ISBN 10) and 9781349145225 (ISBN 13).

This book offers a compelling account of how America's combat soldiers experienced Europe during World War II. It paints a vivid picture of the GIs' struggles with its natural surroundings, their confrontations with its soldiers, their encounters with its civilians, and their reactions to uncovering the holocaust. The book shows how these harrowing experiences convinced the American soldiers that Europe's collapse was not just the result of the war, but also of the Old World's deep-seated political cynicism, economic stagnation, and cultural decadence.