Leading the ensemble cast of characters are the uncouth and little-educated Major E.E. Trainer and his Group Clerk, the highly educated and cultured Specialist Dirk Donkers. The novel follows these men, along with the rest of the enlisted men, NCO s and officers, as they confront the issues of their day and the interesting events that can occur in the Army during peacetime. Thwarted jailbreaks, promotion politics, heroic rescues, gambling rings, and even a neo-Nazi plot aimed at framing one of the men are just some of the challenges they face. And of course, the female characters do much to influence the action and emotion of the plot.
Character-driven and often deceptively relatable, The Mud and the Snow is an edifying glimpse into Army life during a pivotal point in world history.
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