Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Preston
Price, USA (ret.) is a Citadel graduate (class of 1943) and has taught military science at the Citadel. He
is the author of The Last Kilometer: Marching to Victory in Europe with the Big Red One. According to the book
description of The Last Kilometer: Marching to Victory in Europe with the Big Red One, “Presented
in cooperation with the Association of the U.S. Army, this is the story of life as an infantryman during the final phases
of World War II. Having served as an 81-mm mortar forward observer with the 1st Infantry Division (the "Big Red One"),
the author skillfully recreates this military combat experience through both personal recollections and excerpts from his
letters home. The gripping and straightforward narrative leads the reader through the processes of preparing, marching, attacking,
digging in, sleeping, defending, and moving out again to the next objective. These descriptions of everyday heroism highlight
the plight of ordinary men as they valiantly battle the enemy even in the face of their own probable demise.
From the Battle of the Bulge to VE
Day, A. Preston Price takes us through France, Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. We are there as troops cross the Roer
River, clash in the Remagen Bridgehead, attack the Ruhr and Harz regions, and fight for the liberation of Czechoslovakia from
Nazi rule. Devoid of overly dramatic descriptions, this is a clear and precise eyewitness description of war and of the American
soldiers who fought in the name of the United States and freedom. It will appeal to everyone interested in American history,
military history, strategic analysis, and historical biography.”
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