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.

Describes the experiences of the members of the airborne division assigned to parachute behind the German lines the night before D-Day... 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.

This battlefield guide is the companion work to Merville Battery The Dives Bridges. Together these two books form the fully revised and updated edition of the previous best selling Battleground Europe Series book Pegasus Bridge Merville Battery.This book examines... 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.

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 batt... Lees meer.

As gripping as any novel World War II historian Ambrose tells the horrifying hallucinatory saga of Easy Company whose 147 members he calls the nonpareil combat paratroopers on earth circa 1941-45. Stephen Speilberg has produced the upcoming TV mini-series in the fall... Lees meer.

The Paratrooper Generals is the first book to explore in depth the significant role these two division commanders played on D-Day describing the extraordinary courage and leadership they demonstrated throughout the most important American campaign of World War II. G... Lees meer.

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Easy Company 506th Airborne Division U.S. Army was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to D-Day and victory Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable company which kept getting the tough assignments. Easy Co... Lees meer.

This is a thrilling personal account of a paratrooper s experiences in the 1944 battle for Normandy. In simple yet eloquent prose Rice tells how he and his regiment parachuted behind enemy lines six hours before the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-day. Rice... Lees meer.

Robert Bowen found himself drafted into Company C 401st Glider Infantry 101st Airborne Division as World War II broke out and had his first experience of war as he stormed ashore on to the Normandy beaches. He was wounded during the Normandy campaign but went on to... 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 notable... Lees meer.

A military history detailing the key role two US Army special forces commanders and their infantry divisions played in during the second world war. Generals during World War II usually stayed to the rear but not Matthew Ridgway and Maxwell Taylor. During D-Day and the... Lees meer.