A Test of Faith and Courage: Patton’s Raiders in WWII

In the autumn of 1944 Mississippi farm boy Oscar B. Ladner, Jr. waved goodbye to his parents and headed to the raging battlegrounds of Europe. Soon after, as this strapping nineteen-year old lay shivering in a ditch covered in the blood of his dead partner, he was reminded of his vow to God that if he was allowed to survive the war and return to America he would spend the rest of his life fighting tyranny and oppression.

Ladner continues to make good on that promise by chronicling his experiences as a decorated foot soldier and tank rifleman during the infamous World War II era. In this inspiring book he shares:

His part in liberating the Saar River and breaching the “impenetrable” Siegfried Line
- How he became part of General George Patton’s Raiders, a distinctive great honor
- How he battled the enemies of hunger, trench foot, fatigue, and mental turmoil
- His observations of the trauma following the war when he helped clear the concentration camps
- The incredible leadership, comradery, and compassion he encountered along the way

Only once in a while does a book come along that so poignantly offers the painful yet important reminder of the incredible sacrifices our fighting men made during World War II to secure the freedoms we often take for granted. A test of Faith and Courage: Patton’s Raiders in WWII is such a book. No red-white-and-blue-blooded American should miss it!