Four Stars of Valor: The Combat History of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II - Couverture rigide

Nordyke, Phil

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0760326649 ISBN 13 : 9780760326640

Editeur : Zenith Press, 2006

Synopsis

The 505th Parachute Infantry regiment was arguably the best parachute regiment to descend on war-torn Europe. Drawing on interviews with surviving veterans, oral history recordings, official archives and previously unpublished accounts by over 300 veterans, Nordyke brings the history of this regiment to immediate and startling life. Liberating the first town in France, spearheading the invasion of Sicily, jumping into Normandy as the only parachute regiment with combat experience, Naples-Foggia, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Germany - all these experiences are conveyed with immediancy and power. This is history as it was lived by the men of the 505th, from their coming of age in the regiment, through World War Two, the final victory parade up Fifth Avenue, and the legacy of having been part of an elite parachute regiment unsurpassed in the annals of combat.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Phil Nordyke was elected official historian of the 505th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) at the association's annual reunion, held in Colorado Springs in 2003. He is the author of All American, All the Way: The Combat History of the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II and The All Americans in World War II: A Photographic History of the 82nd Airborne Division at War. He lives in McKinney, Texas, with his wife Nancy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zenith Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760326649
• ISBN 13: 9780760326640
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible