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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tanya Lee Stone examines the role of African Americans in the military via the story of America's first regiment of Black paratroopers, the Triple Nickles, and their fight against the Japanese in a little-known World War II attack on the American West.
7) First to jump: how the Band of Brothers was aided by the brave paratroopers of pathfinders company
Author
Publisher
Berkley Caliber
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
12) Into the rising sun: in their own words, World War II's Pacific veterans reveal the heart of combat
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
13) A company of heroes: personal memories about the real band of brothers and the legacy they left us
Author
Publisher
Berkley Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Profiles the World War II veterans known as the "Band of Brothers" through notes, journals, letters, photographs, and the author's interviews with survivors.
15) Comes a soldier's whisper: a collection of wartime letters with reflection and hope for the future
Author
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles letters written by one soldier, David Clinton Tharp, depicting his personal journey before, during, and after World War II as a radio operator while serving under the 101st Airborne Division.
Author
Publisher
Casemate
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Whitlock details the formation, recruitment, training, and deployment of the Allies' parachute and glider troops. First-person accounts by the veterans who were there -- from paratroopers to glidermen to the pilots who flew them into the battle, as well as the commanders (Eisenhower, Taylor, Ridgway, Gavin, and more) -- make for compelling, 'you-are-there' reading. If Chaos Reigns is a fitting tribute to the men who rode the wind into battle and...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
From World War II to today, men and women have undertaken roles that involve overwhelming peril, seemingly unbeatable odds, and almost certain death. From lumberjacks in remote forests to truckers on an ice road to tank crews and pathfinders in war zones. Witness terrifying assignments as paratroopers land behind enemy lines, Navy demolition units clear obstacles before D-Day, British battalions take out German gun batteries, just to name a few.