better than any movie (except maybe Kelly's Heroes)

Spearhead, An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy and a Collision of Lives in World War II by Adam Makos; 2019;$28.00; 393 pages; Ballantine Books, New York, NY; 978-0-8041-7672-9; checked out from Multnomah County Library, Gregory Heights; 6/5/19-6/13/19

This is the story of two tank gunners from WWII, one from the United States and the other from Germany.  There are a few supporting characters another US tank gunner and a US infantryman.  These men and several other people who were involved were interviewed and those interviews are the book, with some historical information added.  The main battle is in Cologne at the end of the war.  The conclusion of the story is the two gunners meeting and becoming friends at the start of this century.  
A well told tell that avoids most of the cliches and tropes of a war story.

10/10