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Glider Infantryman - Behind Enemy Lines in World War II (Paperback)
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Glider Infantryman - Behind Enemy Lines in World War II (Paperback)
Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
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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 flimsy
plywood-and-canvas glider on the battlefields of Holland, and
survived the grim siege with the "Battling Bastards of Bastogne"
during the Battle of the Bulge. "Glider Infantryman" is his
eyewitness account of how he, along with thousands of other young
men from farms, small towns, and cities across the United States,
came together to answer the call of their nation. It is also a
heartfelt tribute to the many thousands who gave their lives in
this struggle. Coauthored by Kevin Brooks, the son of Rich's best
friend and World War II comrade, "Glider Infantryman" covers a span
of nearly three years; his return home, five months after the war's
end, as a toughened bazooka gunner and veteran of five campaigns.
Rich's first-person narrative includes vivid coverage of the
action, featuring an especially rare account of arriving on a
combat landing zone by glider. Detailed, day-to-day depiction of
some of the heaviest fighting in Holland follows, including the
action at Opheusden, the center of the infamous "Island." Later
highlights include the Battle of the Bulge, where Rich recounts his
experiences in some of the hottest defensive fighting of the
European Theater, including the epic tank battles at Marvie,
Champs, and Foy.
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