Stephen E. Ambrose s iconic New York Times bestseller about the ordinary men who became the World War II s most extraordinary soldiers. Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division US Army.They came together citizen soldiers in the summer... Lees meer.

They fought on Utah Beach in Arnhem Bastogne the Bulge they spearheaded the Rhine offensive and took possession of Hitler s Eagle s Nest in Berchtesgaden. Easy Company 506th Airborne Division U.S. Army was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their r... Lees meer.

The airborne landings on D-Day played a major part in the success of the largest amphibious operation ever mounted. Yet just over three months later Operation _Market Garden_ the largest airborne operation ever attempted failed to take all its objectives. It is notabl... Lees meer.

Stephen E. Ambrose s classic New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series about Easy Company the ordinary men who became the World War II s most extraordinary soldiers at the frontlines of the war s most critical moments. Featuring a foreword... Lees meer.

A condensed Band of Brothers with profiles of Richard Winters and Easy company as well as the German and American Generals . . . 5 stars Army Rumour Service . 101st Airborne Division was activated in August 1942 in Louisiana and its first combat mission was Op... Lees meer.

As good a rifle company as any in the world Easy Company 506th Airborne Division U.S. Army kept getting the tough assignments -- responsible for everything from parachuting into France early D-Day morning to the capture of Hitler s Eagle s Nest at Berchtesgaden. In... Lees meer.

Stephen E. Ambrose s iconic New York Times bestseller about the ordinary men who became the World War II s most extraordinary soldiers. Easy Company 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division US Army. They came together citizen soldiers in the summe... Lees meer.

A minute-by-minute and day-by-day account of the elite 101st Airborne s daring parachute landing behind enemy lines at Normandy is accompanied by firsthand accounts from Airborne veterans and forty incredible previously unknown let alone published color ph... Lees meer.

The US Airborne force fielded some of the toughest best-trained and most resourceful troops of World War II all necessary qualities in a force that was lightly armed and which would in most operational circumstances be surrounded from the moment it landed on the bat... Lees meer.

Photographs old and new reconstruct the intense action in Normandy involving the 82nd Airborne division providing a vivid comparison between then and now. On August 15 1942 the 82nd Airborne became the US Army s first airborne division. Commanded by Major General... Lees meer.

Robert Bowen was drafted into Company C 401st Glider Infantry 101st Airborne Division as World War II broke out and soon afterwards found himself storming ashore amid the chaos on Utah Beach through unfamiliar terrain littered with minefields and hidden snipers. He... Lees meer.

Based on the written testimonies and personal archives of two veterans of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached to the famous US 82nd Airborne Division this book tells the story of two young Americans who unwittingly became actors in one of the greatest crusad... Lees meer.

An account of the heroic D-Day actions of the US Army s first airborne division in the series that brings World War II battles to life. Since its formation on August 15 1942 the 82nd Airborne commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway trained exhaustively for the... Lees meer.

On June 6 1944 paratroops of the legendary 82nd Airborne Division jumped in to Normandy with the River Ste. Mere Eglise and other surrounding villages. 82nd commander Major General Matthew Ridgway would later state about their exploits. thirty-three days of action... Lees meer.

On June 6 1944 paratroopers of the legendary 101st Airborne Division jumped into Normandy with the mission of seizing exits of beaches at night before the amphibious invasion of France. They were the elite of the U.S. Army and were primed and ready to take on the Germ... Lees meer.