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Title: Combat Jump : The Young Men Who Led the Assault into Fortress Europe, July 1943 by Ed Ruggero ISBN: 0-06-008875-3 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: As good as Tale of a German Sniper
Comment: This book is written just the way I like 'em: filled with action, excitement and realizm. If you're looking for a book that reads like Saving Private Ryan, Combat Jump will not dissapoint.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well-told Story of the First Major U.S. Airborne Battle
Comment: I've been fascinated by paratroopers since watching Band of Brothers on HBO and reading the late Stephen Ambrose's book that inspired this series. During one of the episodes of Band of Brothers, as the 101st Airborne is headed for Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, while the regular infantry is hightailing it to the rear, one of the members of Easy company explains why they're headed toward the sound of the guns when American forces are on the way to being surrounded: "paratroopers are always surrounded." My own terror in jumping from the parachute tower at Fort Benning also feeds my respect for paratroopers: they are among the best troops the U.S. produces. Combat Jump tells you why: the rigorous physical training, far more demanding than regular soldiers; the fighting spirit often manifest in rebellious trouble-making prior to deploying, and disdain for Army regulations and routine. Airborne history tends to focus on the later jump on D-Day. This book gives the scoop on the first major U.S. deployment of airborne, when the concept of using entire divisions of paratroopers was still in doubt. The author has done his research homework, yet tells a lively story of the personalities such as Colonel Jim Gavin, commander of the unit responsible for capturing a key crossroads to protect the regular Army's beach landings in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Few books focus on the airborne in this particular battle. It is entirely appropriate that airborne forces have such an outstanding reputation. This book tells the reader why, even from the initial use of mass formations of paratroopers, such a reputation is well deserved.
Rating: 5
Summary: As good as BAND OF BROTHERS
Comment: This book reminded me of Band of Brothers. The author is a true storyteller - the story of the first airborne invasion in Sicily 1943 is completely riveting. It is a true tale of men of uncommon courage - completely inspiring and told in an inspiring way. I believe that there is a documentary with the same name that will run on The History Channel that is based on this book; I am eagerly awaiting to see if it is every good as bit as the book is.
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Title: The Last Ridge: The Epic Story of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division and the Assault on Hitler's Europe by Mckay Jenkins ISBN: 037550771X Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: All the Way to Berlin : A Paratrooper at War in Europe by James Megellas ISBN: 0891417842 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Burma Road : The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II by Donovan Webster ISBN: 0374117403 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 13 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Visions from a Foxhole : A Rifleman in Patton's Ghost Corps by William Foley ISBN: 0891418121 Publisher: Presidio Press Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Boys' Crusade : The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 by Paul Fussell ISBN: 0679640886 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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