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2) Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne : from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's nest
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English
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"They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak -- in Holland and the Ardennes -- Easy Company was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From the rigorous training in Georgia in 1942 to the disbanding in 1945, Stephen E. Ambrose tells the story of this remarkable group. In combat, the reward for a job well done is the next...
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The 1st South Carolina Volunteers, later the 33rd United States Colored Troops, were the first black unit of the Civil War. Preceding the famous 54th Massachusetts-seen in the film Glory-by one year, these South Carolina slaves turned soldiers were noted for their courage, discipline, and pride, continuing to serve the Union cause even while temporarily disbanded. They fought for years with little or no pay, poor equipment, and constant pressure and...
Author
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
"Now published for the first time, an eyewitness account of the Civil War by a Union soldier who fought from Bull Run to Knoxville. This remarkable book presents the transcription of some twenty pocket diaries kept throughout the first three years of the Civil War by Charles B. Haydon and sent back one by one to his home in Decatur, Michigan, to be read by his father and brother. As readable as they are lively and informative, they offer a marvelous...
Author
Pub. Date
1910.
Language
English
Description
Captain G.F.R. Henderson's distinguished military career and passion for history led him to become a highly respected and influential student of warfare, publishing The Campaign of Fredericksburg and other military histories to great acclaim. This collection of Henderson's essays and lectures is indispensable reading for any history buff or student.
16) D-Day
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This book examines the events and controversies of the D-Day landings during World War II.
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
From the trenches to the home front, the most profound fiction inspired by World War I--and a moving memorial to the twentieth century's most cataclysmic event.
The Great War gave birth to some of the twentieth century's most celebrated writing; from Brooke to Sassoon, the poetry generated by the war is etched into collective memory. But it is in prose fiction that we find some of the most profound insights into the war's individual and communal...
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