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Parachute Infantry: The book that inspired Band of Brothers

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Description for Parachute Infantry: The book that inspired Band of Brothers paperback. The author jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest. He was the only member of Easy Company to write down his experiences as soon as he came home from war. This book shows how a group of comrades entered the furnace of war and came out brothers. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.

Paratrooper David Kenyon Webster jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. He was the only member of Easy Company to write down his experiences as soon as he came home from war.

Webster records with visceral and sometimes brutal detail what it is like to take a bullet in the leg, to fight pitched battles capturing enemy towns, and to endure long periods of boredom punctuated by sudden moments of terror. But most of all, Parachute Infantry shows how a group of comrades entered the furnace ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091957988
SKU
9780091957988
Shipping Time
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About David Kenyon Webster
David Kenyon Webster left Harvard to join the paratroopers, training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. He could have used the influence of his wealthy family to land a comfortable desk job, but he was determined to do his duty and to see the war from the point of view of an ordinary soldier. He parachuted into Normandy the night before the ... Read more

Reviews for Parachute Infantry: The book that inspired Band of Brothers
Gutsy, sometimes bemused and sometimes angry … it bites and hangs on
New York Times
[A] first-rate, skillfully written soldier's story
Booklist
Beautifully written and perfectly evokes life and battle in a parachute infantry company
Washinton Post
He understood the ties that bind men in battle have more to do with brotherhood and its ... Read more

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