Absolutely;! And one should consider the Preface to Mauldin's book "U'p Front"

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"Up Front" Preface

"Some say the American soldier is the same clean-cut young man who left his home; others say morale is sky-high at the front because everybody's face is shining for the great Cause."

"They are wrong. The combat man isn't the same clean-cut lad because you don't fight a kraut be Marquis of Queensberry rules. You shoot him in the back, you blow him apart with mines, you kill or maim him the quickest and most effective way you can with the least danger to yourself. He does the same to you. He tricks and cheats you, and if you don't beat him at his own game you don't live to appreciate your own nobleness."

As must always be in fights with Fascists.