WHEN TRUMPETS FADE (1998)
JOHN IRVIN
Plot
It's post D-Day in Europe, but for thousands of American troops, the war is far from over, with the three month nightmare of the Battle of Hurtgen Forest still to endure. For Private David Manning, hailed a hero after carrying a wounded comrade from the forest, and reluctantly promoted to take care of raw recruits, the nightmare is even worse. A starkly moving portrayal of the human cost of war.