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Glider Infantryman
Brooks, Kevin; Rich, Donald J.
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Description for Glider Infantryman
Paperback. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
A member of the famed Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, Donald J. Rich went ashore on D-Day at Utah Beach, was wounded in the bloody conflict at Carentan, landed in a flimsy plywood-and-canvas glider on the battlefields of Holland, and survived the grim siege with the ""Battling Bastards of Bastogne"" during the Battle of the Bulge. Glider Infantryman is his eyewitness account of how he, along with thousands of other young men from farms, small towns, and cities across the United States, came together to answer the call of their nation. It is also a heartfelt tribute to ... Read more
A member of the famed Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division, Donald J. Rich went ashore on D-Day at Utah Beach, was wounded in the bloody conflict at Carentan, landed in a flimsy plywood-and-canvas glider on the battlefields of Holland, and survived the grim siege with the ""Battling Bastards of Bastogne"" during the Battle of the Bulge. Glider Infantryman is his eyewitness account of how he, along with thousands of other young men from farms, small towns, and cities across the United States, came together to answer the call of their nation. It is also a heartfelt tribute to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781603449625
SKU
V9781603449625
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About Brooks, Kevin; Rich, Donald J.
Donald J. Rich served in 1943 and 1944 with 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, G Company, 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Kevin Brooks is a freelance writer based in Mahomet, Illinois, USA.
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