Currahee! A Screaming Eagle at Normandy |
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| Author:
| Burgett, Donald R. |
| Foreword by:
| Ambrose, Stephen E. |
| Introduction by:
| Blumenson, Martin |
| Series title: | American History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7838-9080-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2000 |
| Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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Meet Private Burgett, a Screaming Eagle who jumped with that famed division at Normandy and survived to write the tale. Currahee! -- the battle cry and motto of his regiment -- begins with jump training and explodes in drama as the men are parachuted into Normandy. Burgett remembers the day: the men weighted down with equipment like Santa Clauses of death; his solitary walk across a field strewn with the bloated, stinking bodies of friend and foe alike. His almost dispassionate tone...
More DescriptionMeet Private Burgett, a Screaming Eagle who jumped with that famed division at Normandy and survived to write the tale. Currahee! -- the battle cry and motto of his regiment -- begins with jump training and explodes in drama as the men are parachuted into Normandy. Burgett remembers the day: the men weighted down with equipment like Santa Clauses of death; his solitary walk across a field strewn with the bloated, stinking bodies of friend and foe alike. His almost dispassionate tone hints at the psychological defenses that enabled these men to do their duty and -- for some of them -- survive intact.