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D-Day with the Screaming Eagles

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D-Day with the Screaming Eagles
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â€œA TRULY AMAZING COMPENDIUM.â€
â€“Gerald J. Higgins, major general, U.S. Army (ret.), from the Foreword

In the predawn darkness of D-Day, an elite fighting force struck the first blows against Hitlerâ€™s Fortress Europe. Braving a hail of enemy gunfire and mortars, bold invaders from the sky descended into the hedgerow country and swarmed the meadows of Normandy. Some would live, some would die, but all would fight with the guts and determination that made them the most famous U.S. Army division in World War II: the 101st Airborne â€œScreaming Eagles.â€

George Koskimaki was part of the 101st Airborneâ€™s daring parachute landing into occupied France that day. Now, drawing on more than five hundred firsthand accountsâ€“including the never-before-published experiences of the trailblazing pathfinders and glider menâ€“Koskimaki re-creates those critical hours in all their ferocity and terror. Told by those who ultimately prevailedâ€“ordinary Americans who faced an extraordinary challengeâ€“D-Day with the Screaming Eagles is the real history of that climactic struggle beyond the beachhead.
Country USA
Brand Koskimaki, George/ Higgins, Gerald J. (FRW)
Manufacturer Presidio Press
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780891418924
ReleaseDate 2006-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780891418924

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