Glider Infantryman Behind Enemy Lines in World War II |
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| Author:
| Rich, Don
Brooks, Kevin |
| Series title: | Williams-Ford Texas a&M University Military History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60344-962-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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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 plywood-and-canvas glider on the battlefields of Holland, and survived the siege with the ""Battling Bastards of Bastogne"" during the Battle of the Bulge. This is his eyewitness account of how he, along with thousands of other young men from farms, small towns, and cities across the US, came together to...
More DescriptionA 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 plywood-and-canvas glider on the battlefields of Holland, and survived the siege with the ""Battling Bastards of Bastogne"" during the Battle of the Bulge. This is his eyewitness account of how he, along with thousands of other young men from farms, small towns, and cities across the US, came together to answer the call of their nation.