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Airborne: The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company

Door Ian Gardner

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#331899-VE30
Titel
Airborne: The Combat Story of Ed Shames of Easy Company
Auteur
Gardner, Ian
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Oxford : Osprey Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2015
ISBN10
1472804856
ISBN13
9781472804853
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, dust jacket, illustrated in colour and b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
As one of the last surviving members of the Band of Brothers, Ed Shames wanted to commit his memories of the Second World War to paper to preserve the legacy of the men who served with him in Europe. Airborne is his dramatic wartime biography, a riveting tale of fierce combat, doggedly determined drive for survival and astounding bravery. Parachuting into Normandy on D-Day with 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, Shames was involved in some of the most pivotal moments of the Allied invasion, advancing through the bocage of France, and after his transfer to Easy Company in Holland, battled the elements and the ferocious German counterattack at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, liberating Nazi concentration camps and helping to capture Hitl... (Lees verder)er's Eagle's Nest. Startling honest and raw, Airborne is the compelling combat biography of a man whose forthright opinions and gruff manner often put him in conflict with his fellow officers, but who was respected by the soldiers he commanded, because he was determined to bring as many of them home alive as he could.
Pagina's
295
Conditie
Goed — Very fine copy.
Prijs
€ 12,50

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