Publisher's Synopsis
Though many would call the US Army of 1944 the five-foot army, it nonetheless drafted and accepted taller recruits as well. Enter Myron Sutton and his six-foot, five-inch frame, which did not fit very well into jeeps, pup tents, or latrines. Right after the war, Sutton -- now dubbed Shorty -- chronicled his military experiences, from reception and training to sailing over the hostile Atlantic Ocean, then racing across Europe as part of famed General Patton's Third Army. Blending an honest and personal approach to the work, the narrative combines GI drama, firsthand accounts of army life, and hilarious misadventures, one right after the other.
