The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. The battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Army officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe; from the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dach…
The Liberator is a story for the ages, an intensely human and dramatic account of one of history's greatest warriors and his unheralded role in America's finest achievement - the defeat of Nazi Germany.
The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. The battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Army officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe; from the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dach…
As the twentieth century closed, the veterans of its defining war passed away at a rate of a thousand per day. Fortunately, D-Day paratrooper Joseph Beyrle met author Thomas H. Taylor in time to record Behind Hitler's Lines, the true story of the first American paratrooper to la…
Tells the dramatic story of the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion, an elite troop of volunteers who, after being finely honed for combat, faced their greatest challenge on June 6,1944--D-Day.
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II.
"The reports included in this collection are divided chronologically into six chapters. Brief summaries are included in each section to provide the context in which these reports were written. Also included are brief biographical entries for several of the key German commanders …
"Drawing on oral and unpublished written accounts from over 300 veterans of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Phil Nordyke brings the history of the regiment to life, conveying with remarkable immediacy and power what it was like to be there.nbsp; This is history as it was …
Drawing upon personal interviews, oral histories, and unpublished written accounts of veterans of the 504th Regimental Combat Team (RCT), More than courage brings the history of the parachute regiment and the associated units of the regimental combat team to life, conveying with…