The Heroes of Sainte-Mère-Église: A D-Day Novel

The Heroes of Sainte-Mère-Église: A D-Day Novel

On May 10, 1940, SS SturmbannfÃ¼hrer Gunther Dettmer stands on the border of Germany and France. He waits with the German war machine for the order from Adolf Hitler to start the western Blitzkriegâ€”the â€œlightning war.â€ Six hundred kilometers away, WWI veteran RenÃ© Legrand plows his fields. He is enjoying the life he has made with his wife and two sons in the peaceful village of Sainte-MÃ¨re-Ã‰glise. Since the end of the last war, he has tried to forget the atrocities heâ€™d witnessed. Most of all, he has tried to forget the horrors he inflicted on others as the deadliest assassin the French Army has ever known, unaware he will soon need the skills of war he once used to perfection.His youngest son, Jean-Pierre, lives the life of a typical thirteen-year-old. He attends school, helps his father in the fields, and tries not to be nervous around the mesmerizing Angelique Lapierre. Events will soon force him to become a man, and along with his father, brother, and a small group of citizens, they harass their German occupiers and help the Allies prepare for the D-Day invasion.Guilty of nothing other than being a Jew, Jean-Pierreâ€™s best friend, Alfred Shapiro, flees to Spain with his family. They hope to make it through the treacherous Pyrenees Mountains before the Nazis capture them.Working with the French Resistance, Gabrielle Hall uses her beauty and cunning to obtain military intelligence from the Nazi officers who frequent her cafÃ©.In Fort Benning, Georgia, Captain James Gavin discusses a plan with Major William Lee to begin the U.S. Armyâ€™s first parachute platoon. Four years later, General â€œJumpinâ€™ Jimâ€ Gavin will descend through the night sky and into Normandy, France, along with the greatest invasion force the world has ever seen.These and others are the heroes of Sainte-MÃ¨re-Ã‰glise. Re-edited, second edition (September 2019).
Country USA
Brand Independently Published
Manufacturer Independently published
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781690624233
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Independently Published
Manufacturer	Independently published
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781690624233
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Heroes of Sainte-Mère-Église: A D-Day Novel

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