Langrehr, Henry

Summary: Chronicles the firsthand experiences of a paratrooper who survived the Allied Invasion of Normandy and escaped imprisonment in a Nazi work camp before making his way to freedom.$5NjBwBT

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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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Megellas, James.

Summary: What World War II Lieutenant Megellas's memoir lacks in narrative force and elegance it makes up for in its unvarnished contribution to the historical record. Megellas was a senior at Ripon College in Ripon, Wis. during the Pearl Harbor attack; barely six months later, he had reported for duty and soon was enlisted in the storied 82nd Airborne Division. Landing in Italy on the eve of the Anzio...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2003

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Guarnere, William.

Summary: Guarnere gives a gripping account of D-day from the partrooper's perspective. In vivid detail, Guarnere and Heffron re-create dropping into Holland to capture the roads and bridges between Eindhoven and Arnhem, known as Hell's Highway. Through much of 1944 the friends fought side by side--until Guarnere lost his right leg in the Battle of the Bulge and was sent home. Heffron went on to liberate...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley Caliber 2007

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Brotherton, Marcus.

Summary: From the co-author of "Call of Duty" comes a new collection of untold stories from the legendary Easy Company, the military unit immortalized in "Band of Brothers."

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group 2009

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