Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Brooks yayi aiki a matsayin dan jarida a cikin Battalion na 1104th Engineer Combat, 78th Infantry Division, yana kawar da ma'adinan ƙasa yayin da Allies suka ci gaba zuwa Nazi Jamus. Ya kuma yi yaƙi a yakin Bulge. Da ƙarshen yaƙin a Turai
, Brooks ya shiga cikin shirya nune-nunen ga 'yan Jamus da sojojin Amurka da aka kama.